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New insights on the phylogenetic position and population genetic structure of the Critically Endangered Karpathos marsh frog Pelophylax cerigensis (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) 濒危沼泽蛙系统发育位置和种群遗传结构的新认识(两栖纲:无尾目:蛙科)

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Acta Herpetologica Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-23189

Elisavet-Aspasia Toli, Souzanna Siarabi, Anastasios Bounas, P. Pafilis, Petros Lymperakis, K. Sotiropoulos

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引用次数: 1

Diet of a restocked population of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis in NW Italy 意大利西北部欧洲池塘龟的饮食

IF 0.8 4区生物学

Acta Herpetologica Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-22518

D. Ottonello, F. Oneto, Monica Vignone, A. Rizzo, S. Salvidio

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引用次数: 2

The first demographic data and body size of the southern banded newt, Ommatotriton vittatus (Caudata: Salamandridae) 南带蝾螈Ommatotriton vittatus（尾科：蝾螈科）的第一个人口统计数据和体型

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Acta Herpetologica Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-21171

A. Altunışık

引用次数: 3

Thermal tolerance for two cohorts of a native and an invasive freshwater turtle species 一种本地淡水龟和一种入侵淡水龟两组的耐热性

IF 0.8 4区生物学

Acta Herpetologica Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-20887

Jun Geng, W. Dong, Qiong Wu, Hong-Liang Lu

引用次数: 6

Natural history and conservation of the Nurse Frog of the Serranía del Perijá Allobates ignotus (Dendrobatoidea: Aromobatidae) in northeastern Colombia 哥伦比亚东北部Serranía del perij<e:1> Allobates ignotus看护蛙的自然历史和保护

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Acta Herpetologica Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-20693

H. Granda-Rodríguez, Andrés Camilo Montes-Correa, Juan David Jiménez-Bolaño, Marvin ANGANOY-CRIOLLO

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Electric circuit theory applied to alien invasions: a connectivity model predicting the Balkan frog expansion in Northern Italy 电路理论应用于外来入侵：预测意大利北部巴尔干青蛙扩张的连通性模型

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Acta Herpetologica Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-20871

M. Falaschi, M. Mangiacotti, R. Sacchi, S. Scali, E. Razzetti

{"title":"Electric circuit theory applied to alien invasions: a connectivity model predicting the Balkan frog expansion in Northern Italy","authors":"M. Falaschi, M. Mangiacotti, R. Sacchi, S. Scali, E. Razzetti","doi":"10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-20871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-20871","url":null,"abstract":"Invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity and alien herpetofauna already caused conservation problems in Italy and in the world. Pelophylax kurtmuelleri (Gayda, 1940) is a water frog native to Southern Balkans, that was introduced in NW Italy (Liguria) in 1941, from where it has spread to Piedmont, Lombardy and recently to Emilia Romagna. Surprisingly, during its expansion, the Balkan frog seemed not to be able to cross the Po River (with a single exception). So, we investigated the reasons for such directional limitation of range expansion, focusing on the potential role of the Po River. Combining ecological niche and connectivity models, we adopted a two-step process in order to assess: (i) if the habitat suitability differs between the two sides of the Po Plain; (ii) if the Po River could act as a barrier in terms of dispersal. Results showed that the northern side of the plain seems less suitable than the southern one, even if many suitable patches occur along the main left tributaries of the Po River and in the hilly part of the plain. The Po River behaves like a barrier for the Balkan frog, but the only known point on the north bank of the river indicates that it may be able to only slow the dispersal and not to completely stop it. So, the most probable interpretation for the absence of the Balkan frog from the Northern Po Plain, is the combination of habitat suitability and connectivity issues: the former makes less probable that new viable populations can establish in the North, the latter decreases the northwards flux of the frogs. Given these findings, the Balkan frog seems able to spread in the whole Northern Italy and the colonization of the northern Po plain could happen shortly.","PeriodicalId":50896,"journal":{"name":"Acta Herpetologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-20871","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41415663","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}

引用次数: 16

Diet and helminth parasites of freshwater turtles Mesoclemmys tuberculata , Phrynops geoffroanus (Pleurodira: Chelidae) and Kinosternon scorpioides (Criptodyra: Kinosternidae) in a semiarid region, Northeast of Brazil 巴西东北部半干旱区淡水龟(Mesoclemmys tuberculata, Mesoclemmys geoffroanus, pleurodia: Chelidae)和Kinosternon scorpioides, critodya: kinosternides)的食性和寄生虫

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Acta Herpetologica Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-20323

A. M. A. Pereira, S. V. Brito, J. A. A. Filho, Adonias Aphoena, Martins Teixeira, D. A. Teles, D. O. Santana, V. F. Lima, Waltécio de, Oliveira Almeida

{"title":"Diet and helminth parasites of freshwater turtles Mesoclemmys tuberculata , Phrynops geoffroanus (Pleurodira: Chelidae) and Kinosternon scorpioides (Criptodyra: Kinosternidae) in a semiarid region, Northeast of Brazil","authors":"A. M. A. Pereira, S. V. Brito, J. A. A. Filho, Adonias Aphoena, Martins Teixeira, D. A. Teles, D. O. Santana, V. F. Lima, Waltécio de, Oliveira Almeida","doi":"10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-20323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-20323","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the Kinosternon scorpioides , Mesoclemmys tuberculata and Phrynops geoffroanus freshwater turtles collected in the Carius River, State of Ceara, were analysed as to their diet composition and presence of helminths. Among the 63 examined turtles 55 (87.3%) were parasitized. We found three Nematoda species ( Physaloptera retusa , Serpinema monospiculatus and Spiroxys figueiredoi ) and one Trematoda species ( Gorgoderina sp.). Phrynops geoffroanus had the highest indexes of prevalence (97.56%) and mean intensity of infection (33.5), followed by M. tuberculata (70% and 12.64, respectively) and K. scorpioides (50% and three, respectively). Host body size was positively related to helminths abundance in both male and female Chelidae species. A significant difference in helminths abundance between the sexes was found only in P. geoffroanus , where females had more parasites than males. Regarding diet, the main food items ingested by M. tuberculata were Odonata nymphs (Aeshnidae and Libellulidae), whilst P. geoffroanus feeds mainly on Diptera larvae (Chironomidae), Odonata nymph (Aeshnidae) and Notonectidae, and only seeds were found in the stomach contents of K. scorpioides . Here, we present the first record of S. monospiculatus parasitizing K. scorpioides , Gorgoderina sp. and P. retusa were reported for the first time in P. geoffroanus , and M. tuberculata represents a new host to P. retusa and S. figueiredoi .","PeriodicalId":50896,"journal":{"name":"Acta Herpetologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-20323","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44978899","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}

引用次数: 14

Helminths of the lizard Colobosauroides cearensis (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in an area of Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil 巴西东北部卡廷加地区疣蜥的蠕虫(鳞目，裸眼目)

IF 0.8 4区生物学

Acta Herpetologica Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-21100

Aldenir Ferreira da Silva Neta, R. W. Ávila

引用次数: 4

Species diversity and distribution of lizards in Montenegro 黑山蜥蜴的物种多样性和分布

IF 0.8 4区生物学

Acta Herpetologica Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-21327

Katarina Ljubisavljević, L. Tomović, A. Urošević, S. Gvozdenović, V. Iković, Vernes Zagora, N. Labus

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引用次数: 3

How effectively do European skinks thermoregulate? Evidence from Chalcides ocellatus , a common but overlooked Mediterranean lizard 欧洲石龙子的体温调节效果如何?证据来自一种常见但被忽视的地中海蜥蜴

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Acta Herpetologica Pub Date : 2018-06-30 DOI: 10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-21192

G. Kapsalas, Aris Deimezis-Tsikoutas, T. Georgakopoulos, Ismini Gkourtsouli-Antoniadou, Kallirroi Papadaki, Katerina Vassaki, P. Pafilis

{"title":"How effectively do European skinks thermoregulate? Evidence from Chalcides ocellatus , a common but overlooked Mediterranean lizard","authors":"G. Kapsalas, Aris Deimezis-Tsikoutas, T. Georgakopoulos, Ismini Gkourtsouli-Antoniadou, Kallirroi Papadaki, Katerina Vassaki, P. Pafilis","doi":"10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-21192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-21192","url":null,"abstract":"Effective thermoregulation is of vital importance since body temperature affects virtually all physiological and biochemical processes. Yet, our current knowledge in reptilian thermoregulation is largely based on a few, well-studied taxonomic groups. This is especially true in Europe, where our insights derive primarily from studies on the numerous lacertids of the continent. Skinks on the other hand remain understudied despite being abundant around the Mediterranean. In this paper we examine the thermoregulation effectiveness of the Ocellated Skink, a common lizard whose thermal biology has been overlooked, focusing on a population from a typical Mediterranean habitat in mainland Greece. We recorded body temperatures in the field and the lab and assessed the thermal quality of the habitat through operative temperatures. Our findings suggest that Chalcides ocellatus is a poor thermoregulator that stands very close to thermoconformity. The high thermal quality of the habitat allows the Ocellated Skink to regulate its temperature with less effort and lower accuracy. This indicates that C. ocellatus may have adopted a distinct thermoregulation strategy, most probably due to the particular life style of skinks.","PeriodicalId":50896,"journal":{"name":"Acta Herpetologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.13128/ACTA_HERPETOL-21192","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47346546","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}

引用次数: 4