O planeta Terra vive hoje uma das maiores crises de perda de biodiversidade já
documentadas. As previsões dessa perda para a próxima década são alarmantes …

Em 2004, o Ministério do Meio Ambiente contratou a elaboração do Informe Nacional sobre
Espécies Exóticas Invasoras, cujos objetivos eram a coleta, a sistematização e a divulgação …

Invasive amphibians and reptiles have historically been ignored by governments and
science, especially in the Neotropics. There have been few studies related to invasive …

Amphibians and reptiles use caves in different lithologies and biomes. However, the
ecological reasons for such behavior have so far not been investigated in a broad scale. We …

The reproductive phenology of tropical geckos varies considerably between species. We
investigated the reproductive timing of Phelsuma inexpectata, a critically endangered …

Human-induced alterations have had a profound impact on the environment affecting
several species. Many lizards, however, especially members of the gecko genus …

Abstract Development determines the range of possible phenotypes that can be produced
and exposed to selection and has a major role in the evolutionary trajectories of species …

RESUMEN A pesar de su éxito como especie invasora, existe poca información sobre los
aspectos ecológicos del gecónido Hemidactylus frenatus en Colombia. En el presente …

Lizards of the family Gekkonidae display a variety of reproductive patterns, as evidenced by
the presence of viviparous and oviparous species. The species Hemidactylus mabouia is …

Communal nesting has been registered for several species of lizards. The egg aggregations
offer potential advantages such as protection, predator-satiation and thermoregulation …