A. Lemierre, Nonhlanhla Vilakazi, D. Gommery, Lazarus Kgasi
{"title":"Unveiling the First Neobatrachian (Anura) Discovered in the paleokarst system of Bolt’s Farm (Plio-Pleistocene; Cradle of Humankind), South Africa","authors":"A. Lemierre, Nonhlanhla Vilakazi, D. Gommery, Lazarus Kgasi","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2024.2351821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2024.2351821","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141659682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jody M. Barends, Ielhaam Bassier, Emma E. Buckley, Cora S. Stobie, Michael F. Bates
{"title":"Patterned, plain, and in-between: An assessment of ecogeographic divergence between colour pattern morphs of the common egg-eater Dasypeltis scabra","authors":"Jody M. Barends, Ielhaam Bassier, Emma E. Buckley, Cora S. Stobie, Michael F. Bates","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2024.2337638","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2024.2337638","url":null,"abstract":"Intraspecific variation in colour patterns may reflect adaptive responses to local environmental regimes that favour selection of different trade-offs between visual communication, thermoregulation...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140934403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahmed R Khafagy, Atef M Kamel, El-sayed N Abou El Ghait, Nermeen M Mohamed, Nada H Eidaroos, Fatma A Hagag, Mohamed Fathi
{"title":"Characterisation, prevalence and antibiogram of Aeromonas hydrophila in turtles: insights into virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance genes and innate immunity","authors":"Ahmed R Khafagy, Atef M Kamel, El-sayed N Abou El Ghait, Nermeen M Mohamed, Nada H Eidaroos, Fatma A Hagag, Mohamed Fathi","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2024.2326134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2024.2326134","url":null,"abstract":"Bacterial infection poses a significant threat to the health and survival of turtles, both in their natural habitats and in captivity. Notably, the presence and interactions of bacteria, such as th...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140884169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Science in decline: Is quality sacrificed for quantity and ease of access?","authors":"Krystal A. Tolley, Graham J. Alexander","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2024.2325359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2024.2325359","url":null,"abstract":"Published in African Journal of Herpetology (Ahead of Print, 2024)","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140167938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alain JV Rakotondrina, Raphali R Andriantsimanarilafy, Hanta J Razafimanahaka, Achille P Raselimanana, Rikki Gumbs, Caleb Ofori-Boateng, Jody M Taft, Fanomezana M Ratsoavina
{"title":"New distribution records and population density of the Critically Endangered Tarzan Chameleon (Calumma tarzan), eastern Madagascar","authors":"Alain JV Rakotondrina, Raphali R Andriantsimanarilafy, Hanta J Razafimanahaka, Achille P Raselimanana, Rikki Gumbs, Caleb Ofori-Boateng, Jody M Taft, Fanomezana M Ratsoavina","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2023.2291358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2291358","url":null,"abstract":"The distribution and population density of the Critically Endangered Tarzan Chameleon (Calumma tarzan) in eastern humid forests of Madagascar was studied using line transect-distance sampling. Base...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140152405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wade K Stanton-Jones, Daniel JD Natusch, Graham J Alexander
{"title":"Burrow site selection in the Sungazer (Smaug giganteus): a threatened South African endemic lizard","authors":"Wade K Stanton-Jones, Daniel JD Natusch, Graham J Alexander","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2024.2307629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2024.2307629","url":null,"abstract":"Elucidating factors that drive microhabitat selection in a species is important for informing the conservation management of the species. For species that use microhabitats as long-term refuge site...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140107582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Louis H du Preez, Edward C Netherlands, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Alan Channing
{"title":"A new bullfrog from southern Africa (Pyxicephalidae, Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838)","authors":"Louis H du Preez, Edward C Netherlands, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Alan Channing","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654","url":null,"abstract":"Four species of African bullfrogs are currently recognised. We describe a new species from southern Africa, which can be distinguished on the basis of morphology, advertisement call and DNA sequenc...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140152480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of Eucalyptus plantations on herpetofaunal diversity, Maputo National Park, Mozambique","authors":"PR Jordaan, A Wilken, X Combrink","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2023.2293921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2293921","url":null,"abstract":"Exotic afforestation has proven detrimental to biodiversity in general, however only a few studies documenting the impact of timber plantations on herpetofaunal diversity have been published within...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140071722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new species of gracile blind snake in the genus Letheobia (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) from Sagalla Hill, south-eastern Kenya","authors":"Patrick K Malonza","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2023.2279710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2279710","url":null,"abstract":"The members of the typhlopid Letheobia pallida group are characterised by having a divided or split ocular scale. Letheobia wrayi sp. nov., differs from all other members of this group by having a ...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140099829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kirsty J. Kyle, Louis H. Du Preez, James Harvey, Adrian J. Armstrong
{"title":"Distribution, habitat and vulnerability to climate change of the Endangered Leptopelis xenodactylus","authors":"Kirsty J. Kyle, Louis H. Du Preez, James Harvey, Adrian J. Armstrong","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2023.2279322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2279322","url":null,"abstract":"Leptopelis xenodactylus is a little-known, Endangered species of frog that is thought to be endemic to the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. In an effort to determine the distribution of this...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139773605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}