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Resolving the Obscure Identity of Steironotus arenarius Tschudi, 1845 and Tropidurus tschudii Roux, 1907 (Squamata: Tropiduridae) 解决阿氏扁尾蠊（Steironotus arenarius Tschudi）的模糊身份，1845年和Tropidurus Tschudi Roux，1907年（角鲨目：Tropiduridae）

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South American Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2021-01-11 DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-19-00094.1

A. Carvalho

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Review of the Recent Knowledge on the Crocodilian Immune System 鳄鱼免疫系统研究进展综述

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South American Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2020-12-31 DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-19-00093.1

P. Siroski, Moleón Barsani María Soledad

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Potential Distribution of Plestiodon copei (Squamata: Scincidae), an Endemic and Threatened Lizard of Mexico 一种墨西哥特有的濒危蜥蜴——桡Plestiodon copei（Squamata：Scincidae）的潜在分布

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South American Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2020-12-31 DOI: 10.2994/10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00044.1

J. C. Alvarado-Avilés, C. Venegas-Barrera, Javier Alvarado‐Díaz, Oswaldo Hernández‐Gallegos, Maria de Lourdes Ruiz-Gomez, H. Sánchez-Sánchez

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Sexual Dimorphism and Feeding Ecology of the Black-bellied Bunchgrass Lizard Sceloporus aeneus (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) in Central Mexico 墨西哥中部黑腹Bunchgrass蜥蜴Sceloporus aeneus（Squamata:Phynosomatidae）的两性异形和食性生态学

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South American Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2020-12-31 DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00056.1

Raciel Cruz‐Elizalde, A. Ramírez‐Bautista, F. F. Núñez de Cáceres-González

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Rediscovery of Liolaemus duellmani Cei, 1978 (Iguania: Liolaemidae): Description of a Female Found Near the Type Locality duellmani Cei Liolaemus的再发现，1978（鬣蜥：Liolaemidae）：在模式位置附近发现的一只雌性的描述

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South American Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2020-12-17 DOI: 10.2994/sajh-d-18-00042.1

S. Nenda, A. Laspiur, F. Lobo, C. Abdala

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Seasonal Reproductive Dynamics of a Lek-Breeding Neotropical Treefrog is not Organized by Male Size (Anura, Hylidae) Lek繁殖的季节性繁殖动态新热带Treefrog不是由雄性大小组织的（Anura，Hylidae）

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South American Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2020-10-26 DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00111.1

Caio Carneiro Leão Pompeu, Fábio P. de Sá, C. Haddad

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Description and Phylogeny of a New Species of Andean Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Huancabamba Depression 欢卡班巴凹陷安第斯蜥蜴一新种的描述与系统发育

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South American Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2020-09-15 DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00069.1

Omar Torres‐Carvajal, P. Venegas, Pedro M. Sales Nunes

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Does a Defensive Pseudoautotomy Mechanism Exist in the Subfamily Xenodontinae? A Study of the Genus Echinanthera 棘齿亚科存在防御性假自切机制吗?标题刺花属植物的研究

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South American Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00058.1

A. D. Abegg, C. Gomes, O. M. Entiauspe-Neto, Paulo Passos

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Tick Infection of Caiman crocodilus fuscus at the Hidroprado Hydroelectric Dam in Colombia: New Records, Parasite Prevalence, and Blood Loss Rate 哥伦比亚Hidroprado水电站凯门鳄的蜱虫感染:新记录、寄生虫流行率和失血率

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South American Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2020-08-31 DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00080.1

Cristina Mora-Rivera, Fernando Suarez-Páez, G. Pacheco-Sierra, Laura Vargas-Cuevas, Mónica Padilla-Barreto

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Sexual Identification of Caiman latirostris Hatchlings by Cloacal Inspection 用阴沟检查法鉴定Caiman latirostris孵化后代的性别

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South American Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2020-08-31 DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00075.1

Hernán Ciocan, P. M. Leiva, M. Simoncini

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