Pub Date : 2024-07-10DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2024.2351821
A. Lemierre, Nonhlanhla Vilakazi, D. Gommery, Lazarus Kgasi
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Pub Date : 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2024.2337638
Jody M. Barends, Ielhaam Bassier, Emma E. Buckley, Cora S. Stobie, Michael F. Bates
Intraspecific variation in colour patterns may reflect adaptive responses to local environmental regimes that favour selection of different trade-offs between visual communication, thermoregulation...
{"title":"Patterned, plain, and in-between: An assessment of ecogeographic divergence between colour pattern morphs of the common egg-eater Dasypeltis scabra","authors":"Jody M. Barends, Ielhaam Bassier, Emma E. Buckley, Cora S. Stobie, Michael F. Bates","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2024.2337638","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2024.2337638","url":null,"abstract":"Intraspecific variation in colour patterns may reflect adaptive responses to local environmental regimes that favour selection of different trade-offs between visual communication, thermoregulation...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140934403","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}
Pub Date : 2024-05-06DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2024.2326134
Ahmed R Khafagy, Atef M Kamel, El-sayed N Abou El Ghait, Nermeen M Mohamed, Nada H Eidaroos, Fatma A Hagag, Mohamed Fathi
Bacterial infection poses a significant threat to the health and survival of turtles, both in their natural habitats and in captivity. Notably, the presence and interactions of bacteria, such as th...
{"title":"Characterisation, prevalence and antibiogram of Aeromonas hydrophila in turtles: insights into virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance genes and innate immunity","authors":"Ahmed R Khafagy, Atef M Kamel, El-sayed N Abou El Ghait, Nermeen M Mohamed, Nada H Eidaroos, Fatma A Hagag, Mohamed Fathi","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2024.2326134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2024.2326134","url":null,"abstract":"Bacterial infection poses a significant threat to the health and survival of turtles, both in their natural habitats and in captivity. Notably, the presence and interactions of bacteria, such as th...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140884169","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}
Pub Date : 2024-03-19DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2024.2325359
Krystal A. Tolley, Graham J. Alexander
Published in African Journal of Herpetology (Ahead of Print, 2024)
发表于《非洲爬虫学杂志》（2024 年提前出版）
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Pub Date : 2024-03-12DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2023.2291358
Alain JV Rakotondrina, Raphali R Andriantsimanarilafy, Hanta J Razafimanahaka, Achille P Raselimanana, Rikki Gumbs, Caleb Ofori-Boateng, Jody M Taft, Fanomezana M Ratsoavina
The distribution and population density of the Critically Endangered Tarzan Chameleon (Calumma tarzan) in eastern humid forests of Madagascar was studied using line transect-distance sampling. Base...
{"title":"New distribution records and population density of the Critically Endangered Tarzan Chameleon (Calumma tarzan), eastern Madagascar","authors":"Alain JV Rakotondrina, Raphali R Andriantsimanarilafy, Hanta J Razafimanahaka, Achille P Raselimanana, Rikki Gumbs, Caleb Ofori-Boateng, Jody M Taft, Fanomezana M Ratsoavina","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2023.2291358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2291358","url":null,"abstract":"The distribution and population density of the Critically Endangered Tarzan Chameleon (Calumma tarzan) in eastern humid forests of Madagascar was studied using line transect-distance sampling. Base...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140152405","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}
Pub Date : 2024-03-12DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2024.2307629
Wade K Stanton-Jones, Daniel JD Natusch, Graham J Alexander
Elucidating factors that drive microhabitat selection in a species is important for informing the conservation management of the species. For species that use microhabitats as long-term refuge site...
{"title":"Burrow site selection in the Sungazer (Smaug giganteus): a threatened South African endemic lizard","authors":"Wade K Stanton-Jones, Daniel JD Natusch, Graham J Alexander","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2024.2307629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2024.2307629","url":null,"abstract":"Elucidating factors that drive microhabitat selection in a species is important for informing the conservation management of the species. For species that use microhabitats as long-term refuge site...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140107582","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}
Pub Date : 2024-03-12DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654
Louis H du Preez, Edward C Netherlands, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Alan Channing
Four species of African bullfrogs are currently recognised. We describe a new species from southern Africa, which can be distinguished on the basis of morphology, advertisement call and DNA sequenc...
非洲牛蛙目前有四个物种。我们描述了来自南部非洲的一个新物种，它可以根据形态、广告叫声和 DNA 测序来区分。
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Pub Date : 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2023.2293921
PR Jordaan, A Wilken, X Combrink
Exotic afforestation has proven detrimental to biodiversity in general, however only a few studies documenting the impact of timber plantations on herpetofaunal diversity have been published within...
事实证明，外来植树造林总体上不利于生物多样性，然而，在..................
{"title":"The impact of Eucalyptus plantations on herpetofaunal diversity, Maputo National Park, Mozambique","authors":"PR Jordaan, A Wilken, X Combrink","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2023.2293921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2293921","url":null,"abstract":"Exotic afforestation has proven detrimental to biodiversity in general, however only a few studies documenting the impact of timber plantations on herpetofaunal diversity have been published within...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140071722","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}
Pub Date : 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2023.2279710
Patrick K Malonza
The members of the typhlopid Letheobia pallida group are characterised by having a divided or split ocular scale. Letheobia wrayi sp. nov., differs from all other members of this group by having a ...
{"title":"A new species of gracile blind snake in the genus Letheobia (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) from Sagalla Hill, south-eastern Kenya","authors":"Patrick K Malonza","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2023.2279710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2279710","url":null,"abstract":"The members of the typhlopid Letheobia pallida group are characterised by having a divided or split ocular scale. Letheobia wrayi sp. nov., differs from all other members of this group by having a ...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140099829","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}
Pub Date : 2024-02-15DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2023.2279322
Kirsty J. Kyle, Louis H. Du Preez, James Harvey, Adrian J. Armstrong
Leptopelis xenodactylus is a little-known, Endangered species of frog that is thought to be endemic to the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. In an effort to determine the distribution of this...
{"title":"Distribution, habitat and vulnerability to climate change of the Endangered Leptopelis xenodactylus","authors":"Kirsty J. Kyle, Louis H. Du Preez, James Harvey, Adrian J. Armstrong","doi":"10.1080/21564574.2023.2279322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2279322","url":null,"abstract":"Leptopelis xenodactylus is a little-known, Endangered species of frog that is thought to be endemic to the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. In an effort to determine the distribution of this...","PeriodicalId":49247,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Herpetology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139773605","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}
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