Florida's Nonnative Herpetofauna: Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus), Oustalet’s Chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti), and Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) by Max Maddox, Karissa Beloyan, Natalie M. Claunch, Steve A. Johnson

“… This publication is one in a series of UF/IFAS numbered publications summarizing general knowledge about Florida's introduced reptiles. …”
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Conociendo al lagarto escorpión: leyendas, realidad y potencial de una rareza biológica by Hublester Domínguez-Vega, Carlos J. Balderas-Valdivia, Javier Manjarrez, Octavio Monroy-Vilchis

“…Se recopila la literatura publicada sobre uno de los reptiles míticos de nuestro país para fomentar su protección a través de la divulgación científica. …”
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Habitat conservation enhances the resilience of the lizard Liolaemus cuyumhue to high summer temperatures by María Victoria Brizio, Facundo Cabezas-Cartes, Luciano Javier Avila, Jorgelina Mariela Boretto

“…Abstract Habitat degradation from human activities affects essential microhabitats, threatening ecological processes like foraging, mating, locomotion, predator evasion, and competition among reptiles. We assessed how microhabitat selection and body temperature of the endangered lizard Liolaemus cuyumhue respond to differences in vegetation composition and thermal conditions between a disturbed site and an undisturbed site impacted by oil and gas activities in Argentina. …”
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Conocimiento tradicional mazahua de la herpetofauna: un estudio etnozoológico en la Reserva de la Biósfera Mariposa Monarca, México by Edmundo Sánchez Núñez

“…Fue evidente la identificación de catorce especies de anfibios y reptiles distribuidas en la zona. Finalmente, cabe señalar que 50% de tales especies registradas posee algún. estatus de protección de acuerdo con la normatividad mexicana en la materia.…”
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Serpientes, un legado ancestral en riesgo by O. Iván Martínez-Vaca León, Xavier López Medellín

“…México alberga aproximadamente 393 especies de serpientes, de las cuales 210 son endémicas. Estos reptiles ofrecen servicios ecosistémicos que brindan beneficios a la humanidad como el control de plagas. …”
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Establishment of the Luoping Biota National Geopark in Yunnan, China by Michael Benton, Shixue Hu, Qiyue Zhang, Tao Xie, Changyong Zhou, Wen Wen, Jinyuan Huang

“…The scientific importance of Luoping is in the fossils, thousands of specimens of marine invertebrates, fishes and reptiles, together with rare elements from land (e.g. insects, plants), representing an important phase in the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, when life was recovering from devastation at the end of the Permian, and 8 million years later, had developed stable ecosystems with a new structure, dominated by predatory fishes and reptiles. …”
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Invasor de Florida: El Lagarto Overo by Steve A. Johnson, Monica McGarrity, Alejandra Areingdale, Miguel Acevedo, Juan Campos Krauer, Armando Ubeda

“…Es parte de una serie de publicaciones similares sobre reptiles establecidos en el estado. Este documento está dirigido a una audiencia general. …”
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Venomous Snakes and Lizards of New Mexico by Brandon M. Bourassa, Steve A. Johnson, Max D. Havelka, Basil V. Iannone

“…This document presents information on identification, range, and natural history of the fascinating reptiles. …”
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A Mosquito Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus (Dyar and Knab) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Diana Vork, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…This small, dark mosquito tends to feed on reptiles and amphibians. It is found in the southeastern United States and many countries in Central America and South America. …”
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A Mosquito Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus (Dyar and Knab) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Diana Vork, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…This small, dark mosquito tends to feed on reptiles and amphibians. It is found in the southeastern United States and many countries in Central America and South America. …”
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A case of massive infestation of a male green lizard Lacerta viridis/bilineata by castor bean tick Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) by Veronica Gomes, Anamarija Žagar, Miguel A. Carretero

“… Infestation by ticks affects several vertebrate groups, including reptiles. Castor bean tick Ixodes ricinus is the most widespread tick species. …”
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An Update on Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection in Captive Wild Animals in Bangladesh by Rehana Rahman, Jannatul Nyema, Md. Imranuzzaman, Bijoy Banik, Proshanto Singha Pranto, Kanan Talukder, Susmita Rani Sarkar, Shampa Deb Nath, Kazi Mehetazul Islam, Tilak Chandra Nath, Saiful Islam

“…Samples were collected from animals of the groups Aves (16), Reptiles (4), Artiodactyla (23), Perissodactyla (8), and Proboscidea (3). …”
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Survey of parasitic fauna data from wild animals through coproparasitological diagnosis in Southern Brazil by Julia Somavilla Lignon, Diego Moscarelli Pinto, Tamires Silva dos Santos, Giulia Ribeiro Meireles, Camila Gonçalves da Silveira, Bianca Conrad Bohm, Felipe Geraldo Pappen, Silvia Gonzalez Monteiro, Mauro Pereira Soares, Raqueli Teresinha França, Fábio Raphael Pascoti Bruhn

“…Results In 69.5% of the samples (93.1% of mammals, 47% of birds and 50% of reptiles), we found helminth eggs and/or protozoan cysts/oocysts, with strongylid-type eggs being the most frequent parasites (44.11%). …”
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Clinical use of 3D computed tomography in diagnosis and therapy of tail necrosis in a ball python (Python regius) by Ts. Chaprazov

“…The main musculoskeletal diseases in reptiles diagnosed through computed tomography (CT) are vertebral malformations and disorders. …”

The Argentine Black and White Tegu in South Florida: Population Growth, Spread, and Containment by Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… Florida is home to more nonnative species of reptiles and amphibians than anywhere else in the world because of its subtropical climate, large areas of disturbed habitats, and thriving trade in exotic pets. …”
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The Argentine Black and White Tegu in South Florida: Population Growth, Spread, and Containment by Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… Florida is home to more nonnative species of reptiles and amphibians than anywhere else in the world because of its subtropical climate, large areas of disturbed habitats, and thriving trade in exotic pets. …”
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Viviendo con los Caimanes: Una Realidad en Florida by Elizabeth Swiman, Mark Hostetler, Sarah Webb Miller, Martin Main, Alejandra Areingdale, Miguel Acevedo

“… En Florida compartimos nuestro ambiente con un reptil enorme, el caimán americano (Alligator mississipiensis). …”
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Freshwater, Terrestrial, and Marine Turtles of Florida by Patricia Sprott, Frank J. Mazzotti, Jocie A. Graham

“…In aquatic food pyramids, some turtles are top carnivores since they feed on other small aquatic animals and rarely become food themselves. Like other reptiles, turtles are poikilothermic (dependent on their surroundings for their body temperature). …”
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Freshwater, Terrestrial, and Marine Turtles of Florida by Patricia Sprott, Frank J. Mazzotti, Jocie A. Graham

“…In aquatic food pyramids, some turtles are top carnivores since they feed on other small aquatic animals and rarely become food themselves. Like other reptiles, turtles are poikilothermic (dependent on their surroundings for their body temperature). …”
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Surgical treatment of obstipation due to metabolic bone disease in a Savannah Monitor by Ts. Chaprazov

“…Metabolic bone disease (MBD) syndrome is a common finding in reptiles kept in terrariums. This clinical case describes the diagnosis, surgical treatment and antibacterial therapy of obstipation result-ing from MBD syndrome in a Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus), referred to the Small Animal Clinic of the University Veterinary Hospital, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. …”