The range of the newly described species may be restricted to the wider Lisbon Peninsula, stretching northwards along the Atlantic coast to the river Vouga estuary. Inland, the range border may be set by the lower Tejo River, or by the currently wide area of agricultural land at either side of that river, that may accommodate a residual hybrid zone. Leer más.
The southern form is striped, much as in T. marmoratus, and occurs to the south of the Guadalquivir River. The northern form, here described as a new subspecies, has a reticulated dorsal colouration. It occurs only north of the Guadalquivir and is thus sandwiched in between two striped marbled newt taxa. Leer más.
The relatively high auditory thresholds of Discoglossus, together with the low amplitude of their vocalizations and the detuning between call spectra and auditory sensitivity restrict their sound communication to short distances. Leer más.
Un grupo internacional de científicos envió el pasado 1 de marzo una carta al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, en la que le pidieron que «tome medidas» para controlar el comercio de ancas de rana en la Unión Europea (UE). Leer más,
Olm occurrence in springs highlights the importance of more studies on groundwaters and their borders, and suggests that we should approach cave biology processes with more flexibility. Leer más.
