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Reptiles

Taking stock: Can captive species contribute to biodiversity conservation?

Justin J. Lennon, Angelo P. Pernetta, Rachel L. White, Neil Crooks

published 19 Aug 2026

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Haplotypes across the Oceans: worldwide phylogeography, evolution, conservation and nomenclature standardization in the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Wesley D. Colombo, Sarah de S. A. Teodoro, João Luiz G. da Fonseca, Gabrielly L. Schultz, Sarah M. Vargas

published 19 Aug 2026

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Gene-transcription factor regulatory networks implicate primary cilia in the evolution of vertebrate sex determination and expand models of epigenetic regulation

Thea B. Gessler, Dean C. Adams, Nicole Valenzuela

published 29 Jul 2026

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Sampling bias and uneven data coverage shape observed biodiversity patterns in a megadiverse island archipelago hotspot

Kier Mitchel E. Pitogo, Camila G. Meneses, Syrus Cesar P. Decena, Christian E. Supsup, Hannah E. Som, Justin M. Bernstein, Kin Onn Chan, Mark William Herr, Rafe M. Brown

published 17 Jul 2026

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Evolutionary patterns of the mitochondrial control region in vertebrates: A large-scale comparative analysis

Mauricio Ochoa Capera, Natalia S. Medina, Paula Montaña-Lozano, Manuela Moreno-Carmona, Antonio Baeza, Carlos Prada-Quiroga

published 10 Jul 2026

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Comparative analysis of the mucosal and shell microbiota of Trachemys scripta elegans across multiple urban freshwater habitats

Mariangel Correa Orellana, Coleman Odom, Anastasia Kuzmina, Jessica Urias-Quiroz, Laura Arias, Alyssa Kwiatowski, Georgina Aitolo, Patrick Martin, Colby Seitze, Meredith Winfield, Aspen Frisch, Jenna Tansiongco, Vishwa Venkatesan, Nadja La Point, Travis J. Laduc, Justin C. Havird

published 10 Jul 2026

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Cloacal microbiome variation in wild and captive Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) with and without Cryptosporidium serpentis infection

Christopher Roger Brown, Mark Nikolaus Yacoub, James E. Bogan, Matthew D. Buehler, Michelle Lea Hoffman, Janina Alessandra Krumbeck, Zachary J. Loughman

published 09 Jul 2026

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Comparison of two algorithms of APTT-based lupus anticoagulant assay, two Dilute Russell viper venom time reagents, and silica clotting time

Preechaya Wongkrajang, Titiwan Pientong, Ratchaneekorn Hanyongyuth, Panutsaya Tientadakul

published 26 Jun 2026

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Tracking rehabilitated sea turtles in the Indian Ocean using satellite telemetry: Insights into behaviour, ecology, and conservation implications

Katrina Himpson, Thomas Le Berre, Edward Hodges

published 26 Jun 2026

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A deep learning-based fusion framework for robust fine-grained classification of sea turtles in support of marine biodiversity

Parkpoom Chaisiriprasert, Apicha Deearom

published 09 Jun 2026

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Multistate animal-contact-related nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica outbreaks in the United States, 2009–2022: Network and machine learning analyses of exposure sources, settings, and serovars

Hammad Ur Rehman Bajwa, Suman Bhowmick, Csaba Varga

published 05 Jun 2026

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From words to worries: A cross-cultural comparison of parent-child conversations about snakes in early childhood

Reider Lori B., Landry Yuan Félix, Leung Even Y.M., Yeung Karen K.L., Leung Samantha Hing Lam, Hai Catherine Wai Ching, Lei Janet Hiu Ching, LoBue Vanessa

published 29 Apr 2026

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Which turtle should I study? Uneven distribution of research effort across Testudines species

Simon Ducatez, Jayna Lynn DeVore

published 20 Apr 2026

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