The Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Florida by Steve A Johnson

“… Florida is the global epicenter for introduced nonnative reptiles and amphibians. These include well-known species such as Burmese pythons and green iguanas as well as dozens of other species of snakes, lizards, and frogs. …”
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American Alligator Ecology and Monitoring for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan by Ken G. Rice, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…As ecosystem engineers, the trails and holes that alligators build provide refuge for wading birds and fish during the dry season, and their nests provide elevated areas for nests of other reptiles and germination of plants less tolerant of flooding. …”
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Forward Kinematics Analysis of 3-RRRS Mechanism with Redundant Drive Characteristic by Zhang Yuhui, Yang Xu, Wang Liangwen, Song Kangkang

“…Releasing S vice,the mechanism configuration can be used for the general structure of reptiles bionic robot. Because the mechanism configuration has redundant drive characteristics,it can improve motion performance and work space of motion platform. …”
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American Alligator Ecology and Monitoring for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan by Ken G. Rice, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…As ecosystem engineers, the trails and holes that alligators build provide refuge for wading birds and fish during the dry season, and their nests provide elevated areas for nests of other reptiles and germination of plants less tolerant of flooding. …”
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Cómo prevenir encuentros entre niños y serpientes by Steve A. Johnson, Martin B. Main, Alejandra Areingdale, Miguel Acevedo

“…Además se ofrecen algunas ideas para desarrollar programas educativos sobre estos reptiles y para entrenar a los niños sobre qué hacer si se encuentran con una serpiente en su escuela o en otro lugar.  …”
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Adding a new piece to the puzzle of Cosmocercidae evolutionary relationships: genetic characterization of Aplectana pella parasitic in Osteocephalus cabrerai from Amazon Region by Jorge Kevin Silva Neves, Gabriel Lima Rebêlo, Adriano José Silva Félix, Scott Lyell Gardner, Arnaldo Maldonado Júnior, Carlos Eduardo Costa-Campos, Francisco Tiago Vasconcelos Melo

“…Abstract Aplectana comprises species of gastrointestinal helminths commonly found parasitizing amphibians and reptiles worldwide. However, most species of the genus are described based only on morphological traits. …”
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Des esclaves et des bêtes : fables de la sauvagerie en Amérique dans Letters from an American Farmer, de St John de Crèvecoeur by Agnès Derail-Imbert

“…In the sequel to this philosophical essay, the narrator resumes his naturalist account with the description of local reptiles, whose murderous behavior hardly fails to evoke slavery, as if servitude and the violence it entails were merely a law of nature. …”
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Models and Molecular Markers of Spermatogonial Stem Cells in Vertebrates: To Find Models in Nonmammals by Hyuk Song, Hyun-Jung Park, Won-Young Lee, Kyung Hoon Lee

“…However, it has not been sufficiently understood in amphibians, reptiles, and fish because numerous studies have been focused mainly on mammals. …”
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The Invasion Curve: A Tool for Understanding Invasive Species Management in South Florida by Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… South Florida has more than its share of invasive plants, reptiles, amphibians, fish, mammals, birds, and invertebrates. …”
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An Early Oligocene Fossil Lagerstätten from the Lacustrine Deposits of the Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark by Pauline Coster, Stephane Legal

“…The fossils include plants, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals from ancient lacustrine-terrestrial ecosystems of the early Oligocene. …”
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Salmonella enterica Serotype Arizonae Meningitis in a Neonate by Wubishet Lakew, Abayneh Girma, Elizabeth Triche

“…Therefore, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of Gram-negative bacillary meningitis in immunocompromised children, neonates, and those with contacts with reptiles.…”
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Determinants and Congruence of Species Richness Patterns across Multiple Taxonomic Groups on a Regional Scale by Jörn Buse, Eva Maria Griebeler

“…Applying multiple generalized regression models, we studied spatial patterns in species richness for different taxonomic groups (amphibians, reptiles, grasshoppers, plants, mosses) within the German federal state Rhineland-Palatinate (RP). …”
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The Invasion Curve: A Tool for Understanding Invasive Species Management in South Florida by Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… South Florida has more than its share of invasive plants, reptiles, amphibians, fish, mammals, birds, and invertebrates. …”
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Calentamiento global y la fisiología de ectotermos: el caso de tres lacertilios mexicanos by Victor Fajardo, Marycarmen Burguete, Juan Carlos González-Morales

“…Los hallazgos recientes muestran que el calentamiento global puede causar cambios en la distribución espacial de diversas especies de reptiles e incluso llevar a su extinción. Se ha propuesto teóricamente que los lacertilios podrían migrar en un gradiente altitudinal; sin embargo, en estas propuestas no se ha considerado a la hipoxia (escasez de oxígeno) como un factor limitante de la migración. …”
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Animal-derived therapeutic alternatives for candidiasis treatment by Manuela Gómez-Gaviria, Joaquín O. Chávez-Santiago, José A. Martínez-Álvarez, Héctor M. Mora-Montes

“…This review article shows an update on the recent literature related to new prophylactic strategies derived from marine animals, insects, amphibians, and reptiles for the treatment of invasive candidiasis.…”
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Sex-specific discrimination of familiar and unfamiliar mates in the Tokay gecko by Marie-Ornélia Verger, Maëlle Devillebichot, Eva Ringler, Birgit Szabo

“…This recognition ability varies across species and is influenced by cognitive capacities such as learning and memory. In reptiles, particularly Squamates (lizards, snakes, and worm lizards), chemical communication is pivotal for territoriality, reproduction, and other social interactions. …”
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Population structure of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Digenea) with new data on haplotype diversity of flukes from Slovakia and Italy by Juhásová Ľudmila, Bazsalovicsová Eva Čisovská, Caffara Monica, Radačovská Alžbeta, Gustinelli Andrea, Dinisová Lucia, Syrota Yaroslav, Králová-Hromadová Ivica

“…The fluke Clinostomum complanatum, a parasite of piscivorous birds, but also reptiles and rarely mammals, has established several foci in the western Palaearctic regions. …”
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Vertebral, rib, and osteoderm morphology and histology of Middle Triassic diapsid Eusaurosphargis by Nicole Klein, Torsten M. Scheyer

“…Osteohistology in the axial elements differs from that of marine reptiles and corroborates a terrestrial or semiaquatic life style for Eusaurosphargis aff. dalsassoi. …”
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Ecología y Monitoreo del Lagarto Americano para el Plan Comprensivo de la Restauración de los Everglades by Ken G. Rice, Frank J. Mazzotti, Marianna D. Conill

“…Como ingenieros del ecosistema, los senderos y huecos construidos por los lagartos proveen refugio a vadeadores y peces durante la época de sequía, y sus nidos proveen áreas elevadas para otros reptiles y para la germinación de plantas que son menos tolerantes a las inundaciones. …”
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Ecología y Monitoreo del Lagarto Americano para el Plan Comprensivo de la Restauración de los Everglades by Ken G. Rice, Frank J. Mazzotti, Marianna D. Conill

“…Como ingenieros del ecosistema, los senderos y huecos construidos por los lagartos proveen refugio a vadeadores y peces durante la época de sequía, y sus nidos proveen áreas elevadas para otros reptiles y para la germinación de plantas que son menos tolerantes a las inundaciones. …”
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