A New Species of Ichthyosaurus from the Lower Jurassic of West Dorset, England

We describe a new species of Lower Jurassic (Hettangian/Sinemurian–Pliensbachian) ichthyosaur, Ichthyosaurus anningae, sp. nov., from west Dorset, England, U.K. Leer más.

A molecular assessment of European populations of Indotyphlops braminus (DAUDiN, 1803).

C. RATO, I. SILVAROCHA, E. GONZÁLEZ-MiRAS, F. RODRÍGUEZ-LUQUE, B. FARÑñA, M. A. CARRETERO. HERPETOZOA 27 (3/4) Wien, 30. Jänner 2015 SHORT NOTE. In the present study, mitochondrial markers were used to assess the putative origin(s) of some of these European populations, namely those from the Canary islands and iberia. Descargar pdf.

Four men arrested trying to smuggle hundreds of reptiles including a DEATH ADDER out of Australia in children’s books and cigarette packets

A number of invertebrates and 33 dead reptiles, which appear to have been tagged for use as specimens, were also discovered amongst more than 157 reptiles and amphibians being transported out of Western Australia. Leer más.

Los gatos asilvestrados, una amenaza para la avifauna canaria

Los gatos asilvestrados constituyen un grave peligro para las poblaciones de aves del archipiélago canario y para otros grupos de fauna, como son los reptiles endémicos, entre los que se encuentran los lagartos gigantes. Leer más.

Biodiversity may reduce the threat of disease

Biodiversity level changes can have consequences for species and habitats around the world. A new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, reaffirms previous findings that higher diversity in ecological communities may lead to reduced disease threat. Leer más.