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A case of color aberration in a fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) larva 火蝾螈幼虫色差一例

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Herpetozoa Pub Date : 2020-12-21 DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e60163

S. Vlad, D. Cogǎlniceanu, R. Băncilă, F. Stănescu

引用次数: 1

Orientation and navigation in Bufo bufo: a quest for repeatability of arena experiments 蟾蜍的定向和导航：对竞技场实验可重复性的探索

IF 0.9 4区生物学

Herpetozoa Pub Date : 2020-08-14 DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e52854

Markus Pail, Lukas Landler, G. Gollmann

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引用次数: 5

Aspidoscelis costatus costatus (Squamata, Teiidae): high elevation clutch production for a population of whiptail lizards 肋棘蜥（角鲨目，蜥科）：鞭尾蜥蜴种群的高海拔离合器生产

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Herpetozoa Pub Date : 2020-07-31 DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e54901

G. Granados‐González, Carlos Pérez-Almazán, A. Gómez-Benitez, James M. Walker, Oswaldo Hernández‐Gallegos

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引用次数: 1

First record of Zhangixalus franki Ninh, Nguyen, Orlov, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2020 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from China Zhangixalus franki Ninh, Nguyen, Orlov, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2020中国首次记录(无尾目，虻科)

IF 0.9 4区生物学

Herpetozoa Pub Date : 2020-02-11 DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e59114

Shuo Liu, Hong Hui, D. Rao

引用次数: 2

Snakes use microhabitats created by the great capricorn beetle Cerambyx cerdo in southwest Poland 蛇在波兰西南部使用由大夜蛾Cerambyx cerdo创造的微型栖息地

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Herpetozoa Pub Date : 2019-12-06 DOI: 10.3897/HERPETOZOA.32.E35824

Iwona Gottfried, B. Borczyk, T. Gottfried

引用次数: 2

The Caucasian Toad, Bufo verrucosissimus (Pallas, 1814) in the Levant: evidence from mitochondrial DNA 累范特的高加索蟾蜍，Bufo verrucosissimus (Pallas, 1814):来自线粒体DNA的证据

IF 0.9 4区生物学

Herpetozoa Pub Date : 2019-10-29 DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e37560

D. Jablonski, R. Sadek

引用次数: 6

On the stability of the dorsal pattern of European cave salamanders (genus Hydromantes) 欧洲洞穴蝾螈背纹的稳定性

IF 0.9 4区生物学

Herpetozoa Pub Date : 2019-10-22 DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e39030

E. Lunghi, Daniele Romeo, Manuela Mulargia, Roberto Cogoni, R. Manenti, C. Corti, G. Ficetola, M. Veith

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引用次数: 13

Genetic diversity and structure of two endangered mole salamander species of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt 跨墨西哥火山带两种濒危鼹鼠螈的遗传多样性和结构

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Herpetozoa Pub Date : 2019-10-08 DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e38023

O. Monroy-Vilchis, Rosa-Laura Heredia-Bobadilla, M. M. Zarco-González, V. Ávila-Akerberg, A. Sunny

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引用次数: 4

Relative clutch mass of Basiliscus vittatus Wiegmann, 1828 (Squamata, Corytophanidae): female morphological constraints 维格曼巴西木的相对离合器质量，1828（角鲨目，珊瑚虫科）：雌性形态限制

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Herpetozoa Pub Date : 2019-09-17 DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e35910

Gabriel Suárez-Varón, Orlando Suárez-Rodríguez, G. Granados‐González, Maricela Villagrán-Santa Cruz, K. Gribbins, Diego Cortez-Quezada, Oswaldo Hernández‐Gallegos

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引用次数: 2

Body size, age structure and survival rates in two populations of the Beyşehir frog Pelophylax caralitanus 北蛙两个种群的体型、年龄结构和存活率

IF 0.9 4区生物学

Herpetozoa Pub Date : 2019-09-10 DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e35772

A. Arısoy, Eyup Başkale

引用次数: 2