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Hace tiempo que deseaba visitar el centro de recuperación de especies del Saler y, más concretamente, la piscifactoría dada mi devoción hacia el gallipato. Nos reunimos Ángel, Rafa, Luis y dos chicos que conocimos por primera vez, Antonio y Rubén, de Bétera, ambos amantes de la herpetología como todos nosotros. Fuimos temprano a visitarla, quedamos en el mirador y de allí nos dirigimos hacia el lugar indicado. Leer más.

Phylogenetic reconstructions derived from DNA sequence data play a central role in documenting the number of species in a complex. Such analyses are pointing to the existence of many cryptic species, especially in poorly understood groups such as the genus Limnonectes, and the L. kuhlii species complex in particular. Leer más.

We describe a new species of small terrestrial gecko in the genus Diplodactylus from inland regions of western Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Diplodactylus ameyi sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners in the Diplodactylus conspicillatus species-group by its relatively large size, bulbous tail which lacks an acute attenuated extension at tip, small first labial scale and comparatively robust head morphology (which includes a broadly rounded snout and no well-defined canthus rostralis). Leer más.

How the widespread expansion and intensification of aridity through the Neogene has shaped the Austral biota is a major question in Antipodean biogeography. Lineages distributed across wide aridity gradients provide opportunities to examine the timing, frequency, and direction of transitions between arid and mesic regions. Leer más.