Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the
evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles. Reptiles …

The Caatinga is the largest seasonal dry tropical forest in South America and it has been
historically neglected in terms of its biodiversity. Regarding lizards, different studies led to …

We provide an updated list of amphibians and reptiles of the state of Ceará, northeastern
Brazil, with information on species distribution patterns and conservation priority areas. Data …

Phyllopezus periosus is the largest phyllodactilid in Brazil, with a relictual distribution in the
Caatinga Domain. Herein, we investigated the autecology of P. periosus, describing activity …

The Psychedelic Rock Gecko, Cnemaspis psychedelica, was described in 2010 and
certainly belongs to the most spectacular gecko discoveries worldwide. The species is …

In this study, we provide new data about the foraging behavior and feeding ecology of
Phyllopezus periosus, a large-sized gecko endemic from the semiarid Caatinga …

Field observations and lab studies were carried out on the Rough-tailed Gecko (Cyrtopodion
scabrum) in the Suez Canal Zone to assess sexual size dimorphism, activity, habitat …

The presence of multiple eggs in the same nest is result of the existence of communal nests
in C. meridionalis (Fig. 1), since the species has fixed clutch size, of a single egg (Vanzolini …

Desde os primeiros apontamentos no século XVI até os complexos estudos
contemporâneos, o Estado do Ceará, no Nordeste do Brasil, tem sido palco de diversos …

Knowing the biology and natural history of a species is the first step to formulate
conservation strategies. In this perspective, this study reports new data about the …