Our goal is to provide a current list of reptile species of Paraguay, with maps of their known
occurrences. Surprisingly little research has been conducted on the reptile fauna of …

Based on a synthesis of new molecular phylogenetic data, a detailed review is presented for
the origins of the Galápagos' native land-locked vertebrates [42 species; 11 clades: geckos …

Highlights•Another matamata species is described as new to science.•Chelus orinocensis is
genetically and morphologically significantly different.•Chelus orinocensis and C. fimbriata …

Con la participación de nueve especialistas de diferentes instituciones de Argentina y
transcurridos más de 10 años desde la primera Lista Roja de la herpetofauna de la …

Using nearly range-wide sampling, we analyze up to 1848 bp of mitochondrial DNA of 183
helmeted terrapins and identify a minimum of 12 deeply divergent species-level clades …

The southern three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes matacus, is one of the most representative
species of the South American Chaco region. The susceptibility of this species to climatic …

Phylogeography is often used to investigate the effects of glacial cycles on current genetic
structure of various plant and animal species. This approach can also identify the number …

Body size is an ecologically important variable in animals. The geographical size variation of
most snakes and some lizards counters Bergmann's rule in that, among related taxa, the …

We present 10 nearly complete mitochondrial genomes of the extinct tortoise Chelonoidis
alburyorum from the Bahamas. While our samples represent morphologically distinct …

This article presents a detailed comparative analysis of the bone microstructure of three
extant species of South American turtles. The main histological characteristics of postcranial …