Sharovipteryx mirabilis is a mainstay of books on prehistoric animals, a Triassic Kyrgyz species mentioned frequently as a weird and wonderful, non-dinosaurian Mesozoic species. Leer más.
A model of the world’s largest living amphibian’s bite, the Chinese giant salamander, reveals that it feeds on prey located in front of it, but can also perform quick strikes to the side on approaching animals. Leer más.
A new species of Pseudotrapelus from Sudan, Africa is described. It differs morphologically from all other Pseudotrapelus species in its unique coloration — chocolate-red with white ocelli, also in its 3rd toe being longer than the 4th (but 16 lamellae under the 4th toe), and in one row of 6 unseparated precloacal pores in males. Leer más.
Hace unos días se publicaba en la revista digital internacional de espeleología GOTA A GOTA un trabajo sobre la conservación de anfibios y reptiles en cavidades, y ahora nos llega otro trabajo. Leer más.
 | U. Sinsch, B. Pelster and G. Ludwig. Journal of Zoology. APR 2015. The potential causes underlying geographical variation of 12 age- and size-related life-history traits were studied in the common frog Rana temporaria. The meta-analysis was based on own field data obtained in the Austrian Alps and additionally on published studies on 35 populations covering the whole range of latitudinal, longitudinal and altitudinal distribution. Leer más. |
