We investigated the evolutionary and biogeographic history of Himalayan and Hindu Kush Gloydius pitvipers by integrating time-calibrated phylogenetic analyses with paleoclimatic reconstructions and s...

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Anthropogenic impacts, including habitat loss and overexploitation, in combination with climate change, have resulted in rapid population declines and even local extirpations in many amphibians. As an...

Beauty is a curse — at least for the turquoise dwarf gecko of central Tanzania. Between December 2004 and July 2009, demand for this gecko from collectors in Europe boomed, leading to the capture and ...

Like anoles, geckos are famous for their adhesive toepads, enabling astonishing climbing abilities. Since adhesive toepads evolved independently in geckos and anoles, these two rather distantly rel…

Despite a national ban on native wildlife exports, Australian reptile species continue to appear in international trade. Using boosted regression trees, we found that large body sizes and taxonomic f...

Trains may be transporting cobras and other venomous snakes to new parts of the country

Distribution of King Cobras (Ophiophagus kaalinga) across Goa, India, shows occurrence in climatically suitable forests and, notably, also along low-suitability railway corridors, suggesting that sna...

Like in Anolis lizards, the evolution of adhesive toepads in geckos is often seen as a key innovation, allowing these lizards to exploit vertical environments. Gecko toepads are among the most adva…

The International Biogeography Society and Aarhus University are excited to welcome you to the 12th Biannual Conference in Aarhus, the city of Smiles.

This study investigates the diversity, conservation status, distribution, and discovery rate of 84 Cyrtodactylus species in Indochina. Despite rising discovery rates, many species are unassessed, wit...

In this study, we analyze the conservation status of Ethiopia's amphibian and reptile diversity in terms of coverage with protected areas and global representation in conservation breeding facilities....

Abstract. Limacodidae (Zygaenoidea), a mostly pantropical family of 1,800+ species, is known for sluglike caterpillars with suckers below rather than typic

How ectothermic, mobile marine predators are responding to climate change is uncertain due to lack of species-specific data, which can mask the true impact of this threat. We investigate the impact o...

Anthropogenic climate change poses a profound threat to global biodiversity, particularly to the unique flora and fauna of highland ecosystems within biodiversity hotspots. We used ensemble species di...

Under human impacts, the global effects of climate change are exacerbating the biodiversity crisis with an anticipated high level of extinction risk for many species. As a range-restricted tropical sp...

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