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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 30/09/2026

🦎 Pregnant female lizards from central Mexico have been found to weigh significantly more than their postpartum counterparts, yet paradoxically maintain lower body temperatures during pregnancy! Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e190456

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 16/09/2026

🐍 A new species of egg-eating snake, Dasypeltis albigularis, has been described from the Harenna Forest in Ethiopia, its name meaning "white-throated": doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e205043 ➡️ @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/09/16/n... @fau.de @lmu.de

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 10/09/2026

🦎 New study on Campbell's #Alligator #Lizards (Abronia campbelli) from Guatemala reveals a surprising pattern: males and females are similar in body size, but differ sharply in one specific trait - likely shaped by sexual selection. 👉Details in the paper: doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 25/08/2026

🐍 A new pit viper species, Ovophis langbianus, has been described from the montane forests of the Langbian Plateau in southern Vietnam. Say hello to the Langbian Mountain Pitviper: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e206094

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 19/08/2026

🐸 The suitable habitat of Quasipaa acanthophora, an endangered #frog found only in northern Vietnam, has been mapped using climate modelling, revealing a range of around 1,779 km². ➡️ Find out how future #climatechange will affect the species range: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e201361

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 14/08/2026

🐢 A long-term study of Hermann's tortoises in a single population has revealed a dramatic rise in shell injuries, with the proportion of tortoises with undamaged shells falling from over 91% in 2013 to just 3.4% in 2024. ➡️ Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e191964

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 12/08/2026

🐸 A new frog species, Boulenophrys calciphila, has been discovered in Guangdong Province, China. 🏔️ This find is regarded as further proof that southern China's karst landscapes harbour far more amphibian diversity than currently recognised! ➡️ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e202590

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 02/07/2026

⚽ @pensoft.net's Biodiversity Cup is back - and this time it's the Animal Kingdom edition! 🗳️ Head over to their Instagram story and vote for the species you think deserves to win this round: instagram.com/pensoft/ #BiodiversityCup #FIFAWorldCup2026 #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 19/06/2026

🎉 Herpetozoa has received an improved 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 2.1 and a Journal Impact Factor of 1.0! 📈 The CiteScore has moved the journal from Q2 to Q1 for Animal Science and Zoology. 🔗 Find out more by visiting our latest news announcement: herpetozoa.pensoft.net/news/1282

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 16/06/2026

🐸 Passive acoustic monitoring using autonomous recording units has been evaluated alongside conventional visual surveys for documenting frog and toad communities in a tropical rainforest within the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. 🎙️ Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e168386

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 15/06/2026

🦀 The first recorded instance of the freshwater crab Parathelphusa pulcherrima preying upon the frog Hylarana nicobariensis has been documented from Sabah, Borneo! 🐸 Read more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e176733

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 12/06/2026

🦎 Fascinating new insights have revealed how a Tokay gecko's sex and hatchling size are shaped by nest temperatures: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e165454 ➡️ Check out @pensoft.net's latest blog post for further insights from researcher Dr. Birgit Szabo: blog.pensoft.net/2026/06/12/u...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 09/06/2026

🦎 Herpetofaunal diversity across a habitat transformation gradient in Colombia was recently evaluated, with natural forests found to support the highest species richness compared to degraded coffee crops and open areas. 🌳Read more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e171614

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 03/06/2026

🐸 The age structure and growth curves of invasive American bullfrogs in South Korea were recently analysed using bone cross-section analysis to improve local ecological risk assessments. 📈 Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e182878

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 21/05/2026

🌟 Big news! @pensoft.net is joining the global biodiversity science community at the 4th World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 14-19 June 2026. Here's what the team will be up to 👇 herpetozoa.pensoft.net/news/1243 #wbf2026 #openscience

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 19/05/2026

🐍 A new fossorial snake species, Trachischium lalremsangai, has been described from the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. Check out all the details of its discovery here: doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 15/05/2026

🐸 A comprehensive taxonomic review of the horned frog species Proceratophrys boiei has been conducted across its entire geographic range in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado regions of Brazil. ➡️ Read the full review: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e186246 #frogspecies #frogdiversity

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 08/05/2026

🦎 A new species of leopard gecko, Eublepharis jhuma, was discovered in India’s Chota Nagpur Plateau. ✨ Its name was chosen as a tribute to Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, the first female Director of the Zoological Survey of India: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e183441

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 07/05/2026

🦋 Abstract submission for ZoologyCon 2026 is now open! ➡️ Check out our latest news announcement to learn more: herpetozoa.pensoft.net/news/1211 ➡️ Official website of ZoologyCon: zoologycon.ro/home/

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 30/04/2026

🐸⛰️ A new species of limestone-dwelling frog, Vietnamophryne abscondita, has been identified in the central Vietnamese mountains. ➡️ Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e191333 #frog #newspecies

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 20/04/2026

A new species of skink, Scincella verecunda, was recently identified in China's Yunnan Province. Because it lacks a common eyelid feature typically found in its relatives, a reconsideration of how this entire genus is scientifically defined was proposed. 🦎🔍 herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/1889...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 16/04/2026

The seasonal diet and local predators of the invasive Moorish gecko in Santiago were recently examined to better understand its impact on the environment. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e183674

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 14/04/2026

Knowledge of Panama's rare aquatic snakes has been expanded through an update of their distribution and the first sightings of Hydromorphus dunni in over a century. Morphological details and an strange case of scavenging behavior are also documented: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e173419

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 09/04/2026

A new distribution record for the recently described frog species 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘹𝘶𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴 in Guizhou Province is provided, as well as the first systematic description of its advertisement call characteristics. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e187284

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 27/03/2026

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘢 is a newly described ravine #tree #frog from the Sierra Juárez region in the Sierra Madre Oriental in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. See the complete #morphological and #molecular #data supporting the novelty of this species: doi.org/10.3897/herp... @fcienciasugr.bsky.social

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 25/03/2026

🦎🌊 Yingde Leopard Gecko is a rare species living on terrestrial islands in China's karst mountains, where rivers act like oceans to keep populations apart. Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e186041 #gecko

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 02/03/2026

🦎 The first checklist of herpetofauna in Bukit Maras (Malaysia) is presented, comprising 23 amphibians and 32 reptiles. 🐢 Check out the full paper for more information and to learn about the critically endangered Manouria emys tortoise: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e122775 #tortoise #reptiles

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 26/02/2026

🔉 Last chance to catch us at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026. ☕ Stop by our booth to learn more about publishing opportunities, and grab a journal sticker with incredible illustrations. 👋 See you there! @soctropecol.bsky.social @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 25/02/2026

Hi, from 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE) in Passau. 🐸Visit the @pensoft.net booth at #ECTE2026 before the 26th! Let’s talk about getting your tropical research published and out into the world. 🦎 @soctropecol.bsky.social, @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 13/02/2026

This paper challenges a recent attempt to rename and reclassify the Alpine newt. The authors argue that previous research ignored key evidence, which would have wrongly linked the newt's history to the Fire salamander. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e178255

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 09/01/2026

🐢⚠️Growing threat of #alien species in Portugal! First records of six new #non-native #turtles across 39 sites, plus evidence of nesting by 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘺𝘴 𝘱𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢 in Sintra, indicating establishment in the wild. Curious? Read more: doi.org/10.3897/herp... #InvasiveSpecies

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 03/12/2025

A newly discovered 𝐻𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑢𝑠 gecko from the Northern Eastern Ghats of Odisha reveals hidden reptile diversity in India’s rocky forests. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 01/12/2025

This study reports the first documented cases of albino Aesculapian snakes in Hungary. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 25/11/2025

Researchers describe a new species of Chinese horned toad from western Guangdong Province, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 30/10/2025

A new species of the gecko genus 𝐻𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑢𝑠 is described from the Tirumala Hill ranges in southern India. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 21/10/2025

Researchers describe a new species of the highly diverse genus 𝐿𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 from northwestern Guangxi, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 13/10/2025

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. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 03/10/2025

Research into the diversity and distribution of dwarf geckos in Saudi Arabia clarifies species identities and assesses the presence of cryptic diversity. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 03/10/2025

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. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 17/09/2025

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. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 15/09/2025

Three species of Colubridae are reported for the Republic of Kosovo for the first time: 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑗𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑚, 𝑇𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑥, and 𝑍𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑙𝑎. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 11/09/2025

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. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp... @bokuvienna.bsky.social @yuriikornilev.bsky.social

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 26/08/2025

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. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 21/08/2025

Researchers compared dietary composition and niche breadth among three species of co-occurring Cuban dwarf boas, finding limited dietary differentiation. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 13/08/2025

Researchers present the first record of the non-native Chinese stripe-necked turtle from Lesvos, Greece. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 05/08/2025

A newly discovered population of Ottoman vipers in Greece represents a 130 km westward range extension for the species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 16/07/2025

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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Herpetozoa @herpetozoa.pensoft.net · 25/06/2025

Hello Bluesky! We will be sharing every new paper published in our journal, along with other interesting news and research from the world of herpetology. 🐍🐸

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