Introduction The snake fauna of Libya has been summarized in the literature only twice; by Kramer Schnurrenberger 1963 and by Schleich et al. 1996. No typhlopid has been.

 

Introduction The genus Ateuchosaurus Gray contains only two species: Ateuchosaurus chinensis Gray known from northern Vietnam, central and southern.

 

Introduction Mantellid frogs are a species-rich endemic radiation from Madagascar, characterized by a high diversity. Adult mantellids comprise semi-aquatic, riparian,.

 

Introduction In their updated review of the herpetofauna of the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in central Vietnam, Ziegler et al. 2006a listed 140 species of amphibians.

 

Harold Young’s supple skink, Riopa haroldyoungi Tailor, 1962, is a rare little known skink occurring in Thailand. Recently, Pauwels.

 

In recent years the Philippines have received increasing attention in biodiversity research, not least because these islands constitute an important biodiversity.

 

Introduction In their updated review of the herpetofauna of the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in central Vietnam, Ziegler et al. 2006a listed 140 species of amphibians.

 

Introduction Of the 14 currently recognized species of Theloderma , seven species have been reported from Vietnam: T. asperum Boulenger, 1886 ; T. bicolor.

 

During September 2006 we undertook a naturalist trip to Mauritania, driving all the way from France across Morocco and Western Sahara. On 11th September.

 

Introduction Malagasy poison frogs of the genus Mantella are known for their bright colouration and the presence of alkaloid skin toxins Daly et al. , 1996.

 

Introduction The snake fauna of Libya has been summarized in the literature only twice; by Kramer Schnurrenberger 1963 and by Schleich et al. 1996. No typhlopid has been.

 

Introduction dendrobatidis from here onwards Bd is largely implicated in global amphibians declines Berger et al. , 1998. After the first report of infection.

 

There have been several attempts to classify modes of amphibians Salthe and Duellman, 1973; Duellmann and Trueb, 1986; Haddad and Prado,.

 

The range of the Armenian Steppe Viper, Vipera eriwanensis Reuss, 1933 encompasses the greater part of the Armenian Plateau in Armenia, northeastern Turkey.

 

Neotropical colubrid genus Chironius are among the most abundant snakes of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Dixon et al. , 1993; Marques and Sazima, 2004.

 

Introduction The keel-bellied whipsnake, Dryophiops rubescens Colubridae is a medium-sized 1. 0–1. 2 m total length diurnal, rear-fanged treesnake distributed in a wide geographic arc from.

 

Introduction Most species live in environments that are subjected to unpredictable catastrophic events, such as fires and storms. The immediate consequences of those.

 

Introduction Many authors have described the architecture of the reproductive system of Amphibia in order to explain several different reproductive strategies that.

 

The large size frog Leptodactylus paraensis Heyer 2005 belongs to Leptodactylus pentadactylus group that comprises 19 species Frost, 2011.

 

Proceratophrys vielliardi Martins and Giaretta 2011 Fig. 1 is a medium sized species for the genus that belongs to the P. cristiceps group Martins and Giaretta 2011.

 

Introduction With more than 465 different species and candidate species of frogs Vieites et al. , 2009 Madagascar is a center of species richness of these.

 

Discoglossus pictus Otth 1837, is an anuran species of the central Mediterranean region, with two geographically isolated forms, one occurring in Sicily and Malta.

 

Many aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates Lacey, 1979; Villa et al. , 1982; Duellman and Trueb, 1994; Wells, 2007 and vertebrates Duellman and Trueb,.

 

The small treefrog Isthmohyla zeteki Gaige, 1929 is endemic to Costa Rica and Panama, where it inhabits the Premontane and marginally the Lower Montane.

 

Searching for food and avoiding being eaten are probably the two most important tasks facing a reptile on a daily basis, and the systems used in those.

 

Introduction Chameleons are unique among squamates because of their highly variable sexual dimorphism: in some genera and clades, males attain.

 

Snakes are a highly important group among squamates, which includes specialized and generalist ophidians with diets composed of a variety of organisms.

 

In anurans, defence against predators is achieved through cryptic coloration, behavioural avoidance of predators or through active defences such as fighting,.

 

Lizards belonging to the family exhibit small body size snout-vent length around 40 to 150 mm and are distributed from Southern Mexico to Argentina, besides.

 

The species-rich genus is the major component of the amphibian fauna in each of the Greater Antillean islands. In Cuba 84 of the amphibian species belong to this genus,.

 

The Spanish Algyroides, Algyroides marchi , is a rock dwelling lacertid lizard endemic to the Prebetic mountains in Southeast Spain Sánchez, 1982. These.

 

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,.

 

Introduction Although the study of the amphibian fauna of India started long ago Boulenger, 1882 , the herptofauna of Southern India - an area which comprises.

 

Arcovomer passarellii Carvalho, 1954 is known from Brazilian coastal Atlantic Forest localities in the states of Rio de Janeiro RJ , Espírito Santo ES , and São Paulo.

 

Predation is one of the most important pressures affecting the structure of frogs community Duellman and Trueb, 1986. Amphibians are considered high- quality prey.

 

The pitviper Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 occurs throughout the Cerrado region of central and southeastern Brazil, mainly in open and forested riparian.

 

The brown anole Anolis sagrei Duméril Bibron Fig. 1 , also known as Norops sagrei Köhler, 2000; Lee, 2000 ,is an exotic invasive.

 

The genus Oreobates Jiménez de la Espada currently comprises 17 species Frost, 2011; Teixeira Jr et al. , 2012 occurring in western South America, from.

 

The anuran species Phyllomedusa rohdei Mertens, 1926 is a medium-sized hylid that occurs on vegetation near standing waterbodies in open areas.

 

Herein we provide new information on the natural history of Melanoseps emmrichi. The natural history of East African scincid lizards of the genus Melanoseps is poorly.

 

Introduction Urbanization is currently responsible for widespread declines of amphibian populations worldwide, through the loss and modification of aquatic habitat quality Knutson.

 

Introduction Anuran choruses composed by a large number of individuals produce a complex acoustic environment. Especially in tropical habitats the choruses of anuran.

 

The genus Echis Merrem, 1820, is one of the most taxonomically complex genera of snakes in Africa. Recent genetic analysis has shown that the genetic.

 

Introduction Amongst amphibians, vocalizations represent the most important form of communication, and play a major role in inter- and intra-specific interaction Duellman.

 

In fire-prone ecosystems, effective conservation of reptile species requires an ability to predict how populations will respond to varying fire regimes Whelan.

 

Predation is one of the most important regulators in terrestrial anuran communities Duellman Trueb 1986. Such interaction may be common in the wild due to the abundance and gregarious.

 

Introduction The study of reptiles in paradigms comparable to those in which mammals and birds have been tested is important for our understanding of the evolution of cognition.

 

Uetanabaro and Prado, 2004; Rossa-Feres, Jim and Fonseca, 2004; Wells, 2007; Duré, Kehr and Schaefer, 2009. Therefore, in order to fully understand.