A new species of the gecko genus 𝐻𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑢𝑠 is described from the Tirumala Hill ranges in southern India.

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Researchers describe a new species of the highly diverse genus 𝐿𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 from northwestern Guangxi, China.

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Researchers provide the first description of the tadpole of 𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑎 𝑗𝑖𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 and redescribe the tadpoles of 𝑄. 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑎 and 𝑄. 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑎. All of which were collected from the same stream in Wuyishan, China.

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Research into the diversity and distribution of dwarf geckos in Saudi Arabia clarifies species identities and assesses the presence of cryptic diversity.

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A new toad species, 𝐼𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑢𝑠, has been discovered in Thailand after an integrative analysis revealed the hidden diversity of the 𝐼𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑢𝑠 complex and clarified their ranges along the Kangar-Pattani Line.

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The South American leaf-toed gecko 𝑃ℎ𝑦𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑟ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑦𝑔𝑢𝑠 in northern Chile is revealed to be a thigmothermic, thermoconformer species with consistent thermal preferences across life stages.

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Three species of Colubridae are reported for the Republic of Kosovo for the first time: 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑗𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑚, 𝑇𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑥, and 𝑍𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑙𝑎.

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The first results of a citizen science experiment, which gave mini-ponds to private gardens and asked participants to monitor amphibian activity, shows promising results in providing suitable breeding habitats.

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For 40 years, sporadic nesting events of loggerhead sea turtles were recorded outside of monitored areas in the Ionian Sea, Greece, showing a wide distribution without a considerable north–south gradient.

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Researchers compared dietary composition and niche breadth among three species of co-occurring Cuban dwarf boas, finding limited dietary differentiation.

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Researchers present the first record of the non-native Chinese stripe-necked turtle from Lesvos, Greece.

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A newly discovered population of Ottoman vipers in Greece represents a 130 km westward range extension for the species.

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It's World Snake Day, which means its time to revisit this incredible video of two red-tailed coral snakes competing over a caecilian in the first documented case of kleptoparasitism (food theft) in wild elapid snakes! 🐍

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