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1. The Paleoneurology of Early Reptiles

   Reptiles represent the most speciose group of living tetrapods. They occupy a variety of niches and display a wide range of locomotory modes, both...

   Gabriela Sobral in Paleoneurology of Amniotes

   Chapter 2023
   

2. Developmental anomalies in ‘reptiles’: a sco** review

   Developmental anomalies affect all species. However, the amount of data varies greatly among taxa and focuses mainly on domestic or model species,...

   G. Dillenburg, A. Pic-Taylor, J. Klaczko in Zoomorphology

   Article 06 September 2023
   

3. Reptiles as Environmental Sentinels: Exploring Their Significance

   This chapter examines the crucial role of reptiles as environmental indicators, highlighting their importance in influencing current methods of...

   Daniel Etim Jacob, Imaobong Ufot Nеlson, ... Sylvester Chibueze Izah in Biomonitoring of Pollutants in the Global South

   Chapter 2024
   

4. Reptiles as Paleoenvironmental Proxies and Their Association with the Climate

   Reptiles are animals that depend on external environmental conditions to regulate their body temperature. The temperature is a key factor for the...

   J. Alberto Cruz, Guillermo Alfonso Wooldrich-Piña, ... Gabriela Parra-Olea in Past Environments of Mexico

   Chapter 2024
   

5. Amphibians and Reptiles

   Amphibians and reptiles are a diverse group of ectothermic vertebrates that occupy a variety of habitats in rangelands of North America, from...

   David S. Pilliod, Todd C. Esque in Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

   Chapter Open access 2023
   

6. Virulence determinants and antibiotic resistance in staphylococci isolated from the skin of captive bred reptiles

   Knowledge of the composition and properties of skin microbiota in healthy reptiles is essential for preservation strategies and thus the prevention...

   Viola Strompfová, Lucia Štempelová, ... Leonard Siegfried in Veterinary Research Communications

   Article Open access 09 February 2024

7. Factors affecting overwintering retreat-site selection in reptiles in an agricultural landscape

   Context

   Understanding what characteristics influence retreat-site selection by fauna is critical for both habitat management and species conservation....

   Jackie L. O’Sullivan, Claire N. Foster, ... David B. Lindenmayer in Landscape Ecology

   Article Open access 16 March 2023
   

8. Terrestrial Reptiles and Amphibians of the United Arab Emirates

   Among the diverse habitats of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 60 terrestrial reptiles and 2 amphibian species have been recorded, of which 1 is...

   Johannes Els, Salvador Carranza, Andrew Gardner in A Natural History of the Emirates

   Chapter Open access 2024
   

9. Does the expensive brain hypothesis apply to amphibians and reptiles?

   Vertebrate brains show extensive variation in relative size. The expensive brain hypothesis argues that one important source of this variation is...

   Zitan Song, Michael Griesser, ... Carel P. van Schaik in BMC Ecology and Evolution

   Article Open access 19 December 2023
   

10. Reptiles of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve

    The present description is the outcome of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve (GNBR) expedition carried out by the Zoological Survey of India during...

    Pratyush P. Mohapatra, Govindarasu Gokulakrishnan in Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve

    Chapter 2023
    

11. Spatiotypological Structure and Organization of Communities of Amphibians and Reptiles on the Cis-Altai Plain

    Abstract

    Spatial changes in the population density and species diversity of amphibians and reptiles are described on the basis of material collected...

    A. V. Makarov, E. N. Bochkareva, Z. M. Sergazinova in Biology Bulletin

    Article 01 December 2022
    

12. Marine Reptiles of the United Arab Emirates

    Within the waters of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there are nine sea snake species and five species of sea turtles, two of which (Hawksbill and...

    Fadi Yaghmour, Johannes Els, ... Brendan Whittington-Jones in A Natural History of the Emirates

    Chapter Open access 2024
    

13. Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico: Diversity and Conservation

    The amphibian clade in Mexico consists of 411 species: 250 frogs, 158 salamanders, and 3 caecilians. Reptiles are composed of 1073 species: 58...

    Ireri Suazo-Ortuño, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Javier Alvarado-Díaz in Mexican Fauna in the Anthropocene

    Chapter 2023
    

14. Distribution of amphibians and reptiles in agricultural landscape across Europe

    Context

    Evaluating herpetofauna presence and the species-specific and species richness patterns in response to agricultural landscape features is...

    Raluca Ioana Băncilă, Matteo Lattuada, Neftalí Sillero in Landscape Ecology

    Article 24 January 2023
    

15. The importance of native shrubs on the distribution and diversity of reptiles and amphibians in the central drylands of Southwestern USA.

    Conservation and management of drylands is a global challenge. Key attributes of these ecosystems, such as dominant vegetation including shrubs, can...

    Ethan Owen, Mario Zuliani, ... CJ Lortie in Biodiversity and Conservation

    Article 26 April 2024
    

16. Disease Ecology in Terrestrial Reptiles from Latin America: A Call for Research

    Latin America comprises continental and insular lands from Mexico to Argentina, including Caribbean islands and the Galapagos archipelago. Population...

    Randall Arguedas, Juan Carlos Troiano in Ecology of Wildlife Diseases in the Neotropics

    Chapter 2024
    

17. A quantitative synthesis of and predictive framework for studying winter warming effects in reptiles

    Increases in temperature related to global warming have important implications for organismal fitness. For ectotherms inhabiting temperate regions,...

    Jeanette B. Moss, Kirsty J. MacLeod in Oecologia

    Article Open access 13 September 2022
    

18. Ecological factors and parity mode correlate with genome size variation in squamate reptiles

    Background

    Evidence of correlation between genome size, the nuclear haploid DNA content of a cell, environmental factors and life-history traits have...

    Anik Saha, Arianna Bellucci, ... Alessio Iannucci in BMC Ecology and Evolution

    Article Open access 05 December 2023
    

19. Do female amphibians and reptiles have greater reproductive output if they have more mates?

    Abstract

    In general, males mate with multiple females to increase individual reproductive success. Whether or not, and under what circumstances,...

    Patricia L. M. Lee, Craig D. H. Sherman, ... Karl P. Phillips in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    Article Open access 07 July 2022
    

20. Taxonomic distinctiveness and phylogenetic variability of amphibians and reptiles in the cloud forest of Mexico

    The cloud forest shows a great diversity of groups and has been considered as centers of high richness and endemism, throughout Asia, Africa and...

    Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Leticia M. Ochoa-Ochoa, ... Julián A. Velasco in Community Ecology

    Article 27 March 2022