Introduction Necrophilia has been reported in several species of all major groups of tetrapods. There are observations of this kind of behaviour in mammals Dickerman,.

 

The Giant African Bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus is in Southern and Eastern Africa Channing, 2001; Channing and Howell, 2006 , and its conservation status is considered.

 

Female marsupial frogs of the genus Gastrotheca Fitzinger, 1843, are unique among living anurans in brooding eggs in dorsal pouches; in some.

 

This report represents the first record of a specimen of Amblyomma rotundatum Koch, 1844, in adult stage, parasitizing a Cuvier’s dwarf caiman,.

 

Amphibians are considered as excellent “bio indicators” of environmental health Schuytema and Nebeker, 1999; Tejedo, 2003; García-Muñoz et al. , 2010. Although 300 years.

 

Introduction The senior author described a new species of sea snake, Leioselasma czeblukovi , based on two female specimens holotype ZISP 1980 Fig. 1 and paratype ZISP.

 

Introduction In response to certain external stimuli, some organisms show a state of immobility which may be a ploy to escape predation. This phenomenon,.

 

Introduction As presently defined, the Neotropical tree-frog Scinax Wagler, 1830 represents the second most species-rich 97 spp. genus within Hylidae Frost,.

 

In the last years several studies showed that traffic mortality has significant negative impact on amphibian populations. The worldwide traffic increase.

 

Most recent herpetological inventory work in Madagascar has been carried out in existing or proposed protected areas D’Cruze et al. , 2009 , with the result.

 

Introduction The morphology and biology of tadpoles have long attracted the interest of researchers, since information about the characteristics and habits of larvae can help.

 

The Madeira wall lizard Teira dugesii Milne- Edwards, 1829 is a medium-size lizard, endemic to the Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos. It can be found on all main.

 

Leptotyphlops borrichianus Degerbøl, 1923 is a small leptotyphlopid snake about 280 mm total length endemic to Argentina Fig. 1 , distributed through the western and southern.

 

So far the uncommon Brown vine snake Ahaetulla pulverulenta was knownto occur in India along the Western Ghats from Gujarat to Kerala Whitaker.

 

The Upper Amazon Basin is located closer to Andes along the Equator, at eastern lowlands of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, which receives one of the highest.

 

Sea water has a salt concentration of 32 to 37. 5‰ salinity of 35‰ 10. 77 g Na , 0. 399 g K , 19. 354 g Cl¯, dissolved in one kilogram of solution; Viertel, 1999 ; brackish water 0. 5 to 32‰; and freshwater 0 to 0. 5‰. Amphibians are poorly.

 

The Mountain ground skink, Scincella monticola , was recorded from Vietnam for the first time based on a single male specimen collected in Mau Son Mountain,.

 

Amphibians are a relevant component of the trophic chain in natural ecosystems Haddad et al. 2008. They are preyed upon by a great type of arthropods, such.

 

Predation is an important way of regulation of terrestrial communities Duellman Trueb 1994. For organisms with complex life cycles, predation pressure may also.

 

Female marsupial frogs of the genus Gastrotheca Fitzinger, 1843, are unique among living anurans in brooding eggs in dorsal pouches; in some.

 

Predation of leeches upon all live stages of amphibians is a well known phenomenon which has been mostly reported from the Palaearctic region.

 

Scaphiophryne is a genus of medium-sized terrestrial and fossorial frogs, which together with the genus Paradoxyla constitutes the endemic microhylid subfamily Glaw.

 

Introduction The viviparity in Squamata order has occurred about 150 different times independently Andrews and Mathies, 2000 and at least three times within.

 

Predation of leeches upon all live stages of amphibians is a well known phenomenon which has been mostly reported from the Palaearctic region.

 

Most recent herpetological inventory work in Madagascar has been carried out in existing or proposed protected areas D’Cruze et al. , 2009 , with the result.

 

The olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea is well known for its synchronous nesting behaviour, also known as arribada in which several hundreds.

 

Introduction Many studies on temperate and tropical anuran amphibians show that the size of males during the reproductive season is important, because.

 

Albinism is a condition caused by a homozygosis in a recessive mendelian gene, which implies an inability WR SURGXFH PHODQLQ ULI¿WKV HW DO ,Q 6TXDPDWH reptiles, specimens.

 

The New World genus Atractus is highly diverse, comprising more than 100 species of fossorial or cryptozoic snakes distributed from Panamá to Northern.

 

The tail display in snakes could be assigned to several contexts, including intraspecific signals for courtship or territorial behavior, luring preys e. g. Sazima,.

 

The tadpoles of some species feed o conspecifics eggs or tadpoles Muedeking and Heyer , 1976; Hero and Galatti, 1990 ; Silva etal. , 2005.

 

The taxonomy of the genus Cyrtopodion sensulato Fitzinger, 1843 has been substantially revised in recent years for a brief history of understanding of the species content.

 

So far the uncommon Brown vine snake Ahaetulla pulverulenta was knownto occur in India along the Western Ghats from Gujarat to Kerala Whitaker.

 

Invertebrates are important prey items of anurans e. g. , Santos, Almeida and Vasconcelos, 2004. However, depending on their relative size to anurans, they.

 

The genus Zachaenus Cope, 1866 currently comprises two species of leaf-litter frogs distributed throughout the Atlantic Rainforest domains in the southeast of Brazil:.

 

Introduction The dendrobatid genus Mannophryne mainly comprises small SVL ≤ 30 mm diurnal or crepuscular frogs displaying characteristic color patterns including a combination.

 

The spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca , has a patchy range covering parts of three continents Africa, Asia and Europe , from southern Spain.

 

During a study on the population density of the peninsular rock agama on the16th Nov 2009 in Rishi valley, Andhra Pradesh, India 13o32’ N,78o28.

 

Introduction Mesoclemmys raniceps is a side-necked turtle distributed on the Amazon basin, and Orinoco basin McCord,Jose p h-Ouniand L amar, 2001;B ourandMcC ord,.

 

Introduction With currently 42 recognized species and subspecies the genus Phelsuma represents the most diverse lizard genus of the western Indian Ocean.

 

Taeniophallus affinis is a small dipsadid snake endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic forest Condez, Sawaya Dixo, 2009; Argôlo, 1998; Di-Bernardo.

 

Introduction The herpetofauna of Mozambique is still relatively poorly known, especially when compared to the rest of southern Africa. The most recent accounts.

 

Currently, 342 species of ranid frogs family Ranidae are recognized and clustered into and sixteen genera. The family is cosmopolitan except for southern South.

 

Introduction Necrophilia has been reported in several species of all major groups of tetrapods. There are observations of this kind of behaviour in mammals Dickerman,.

 

Information about ovarian or testicular cycles is available for several Neotropical species of snakes Marques et al. , 2009. However, descriptions about courtship,.

 

Regarding predation of amphibians by invertebrates, the majority of reports are given for arachnids Toledo, 2005, Barej et al. , 2009. Especially in the Neotropical region predaceous.