🐍 A new species of egg-eating snake, Dasypeltis albigularis, has been described from the Harenna Forest in Ethiopia, its name meaning "white-throated": doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e205043 ➡️ @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/09/16/n... @fau.de @lmu.de

🦎 New study on Campbell's #Alligator #Lizards (Abronia campbelli) from Guatemala reveals a surprising pattern: males and females are similar in body size, but differ sharply in one specific trait - likely shaped by sexual selection. 👉Details in the paper: doi.org/10.3897/herp...

🦉 ZoologyCon 2026 | 4-7 Nov, Bucharest 🔬 Taxonomy to genomics, ecology to conservation - join zoologists from around the world. 📋 Preliminary programme now live: zoologycon.ro/scientific-p... ⏰ Register by 20 September: zoologycon.ro/registration... #ZoologyCon2026 #Zoology

🐍 A new pit viper species, Ovophis langbianus, has been described from the montane forests of the Langbian Plateau in southern Vietnam. Say hello to the Langbian Mountain Pitviper: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e206094

🐸 The suitable habitat of Quasipaa acanthophora, an endangered #frog found only in northern Vietnam, has been mapped using climate modelling, revealing a range of around 1,779 km². ➡️ Find out how future #climatechange will affect the species range: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e201361

🐢 A long-term study of Hermann's tortoises in a single population has revealed a dramatic rise in shell injuries, with the proportion of tortoises with undamaged shells falling from over 91% in 2013 to just 3.4% in 2024. ➡️ Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e191964

🐸 A new frog species, Boulenophrys calciphila, has been discovered in Guangdong Province, China. 🏔️ This find is regarded as further proof that southern China's karst landscapes harbour far more amphibian diversity than currently recognised! ➡️ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e202590

🌏 The 5th International Congress on Southeast Asian Gateway Evolution - #SAGE2026 - is now underway in Phuket, Thailand! 🔬 Bringing together global researchers to showcase the latest breakthroughs in systematics, ecology, and evolutionary biodiversity science: herpetozoa.pensoft.net/news/1389

Pensoft Sponsors Student Awards at 5th International SAGE Congress in Phuket

The 5th International Congress on Southeast Asian Gateway Evolution (SAGE 2026) is currently under way in Phuket, Thailand, running from 3 to 7 August 2026 at the Phuket Royal City Hotel. Organised un...

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A #lizard species on Mount Spil, Turkey actively regulates its body temperature by soaking up sun and heat from rocks while avoiding cooling winds by hiding in crevices. This behavior may provide key details for predicting its future under climate change: doi.org/10.3897/herp...

Microhabitat-scale thermal determinants of body temperature in Anatololacerta anatolica from Mount Spil, Western Anatolia

Lizards, as ectothermic organisms, are largely dependent on the thermal characteristics of their habitats for the maintenance of their biological processes. This research aims to quantitatively elucid...

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⚽ @pensoft.net's Biodiversity Cup is back - and this time it's the Animal Kingdom edition! 🗳️ Head over to their Instagram story and vote for the species you think deserves to win this round: instagram.com/pensoft/ #BiodiversityCup #FIFAWorldCup2026 #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup

📢 The abstract submission deadline for ZoologyCon 2026 is fast approaching! 📝 Abstracts are invited across all six congress themes, from taxonomy and genomics to conservation and citizen science. ⏰ Submissions are only being accepted until 31 July 2026 - get yours in soon! zoologycon.ro/home/

First Call for Papers - ZOOLOGYCON

The “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, in partnership with the Romanian Academy and the University of Bucharest, is pleased to announce ZoologyCon 2026, an international zoology cong...

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🦎 A study of the high-mountain Atlas Day Gecko has found that females living at higher elevations are larger and also produce larger eggs than would be expected for their size: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e171364

High-elevation females lay larger eggs in the Atlas Day Gecko, Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus (Boettger, 1873)

Identifying how reproductive investment varies along elevational gradients is a powerful tool for understanding life-history evolution in ectotherms. In taxa with invariant clutch size, reproductive r...

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Check out these beautiful #chameleons! 🦎 #JaneGoodall #RosalindFranklin

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🦎Meet the four new Sylvan #Chameleon species that have been discovered in Mozambique's sky islands, named after Dr. #JaneGoodall and Rosalind Franklin. Full study in our #openaccess #VertebrateZoology journal: doi.org/10.3897/vz.7... Our blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/06/22/f... #lizard #newspecies

🎉 Herpetozoa has received an improved 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 2.1 and a Journal Impact Factor of 1.0! 📈 The CiteScore has moved the journal from Q2 to Q1 for Animal Science and Zoology. 🔗 Find out more by visiting our latest news announcement: herpetozoa.pensoft.net/news/1282

We're halfway through #WBF2026 in Davos, Switzerland and the 4th World #Biodiversity Forum runs until 19 June! Stop by our booths to explore our open-access journals: @zookeys.pensoft.net @phytokeys.pensoft.net @mycokeys.pensoft.net @herpetozoa.pensoft.net @mbmg.pensoft.net @aem.pensoft.net 1/2

🐸 Passive acoustic monitoring using autonomous recording units has been evaluated alongside conventional visual surveys for documenting frog and toad communities in a tropical rainforest within the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. 🎙️ Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e168386

🦀 The first recorded instance of the freshwater crab Parathelphusa pulcherrima preying upon the frog Hylarana nicobariensis has been documented from Sabah, Borneo! 🐸 Read more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e176733

🦎 Fascinating new insights have revealed how a Tokay gecko's sex and hatchling size are shaped by nest temperatures: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e165454 ➡️ Check out @pensoft.net's latest blog post for further insights from researcher Dr. Birgit Szabo: blog.pensoft.net/2026/06/12/u...

🦎 Herpetofaunal diversity across a habitat transformation gradient in Colombia was recently evaluated, with natural forests found to support the highest species richness compared to degraded coffee crops and open areas. 🌳Read more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e171614

🐸 The age structure and growth curves of invasive American bullfrogs in South Korea were recently analysed using bone cross-section analysis to improve local ecological risk assessments. 📈 Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e182878

🐸 The 5th European Amphibian Conference is coming to Prague from 3-5 July 2026! 📅 The deadline for both abstract submissions and final registration is 15 June 2026. ➡️ Check out our latest news announcement for more information: herpetozoa.pensoft.net/news/1251

5th European Amphibian Conference to be Hosted in Prague

Organised by Charles University, Masaryk University and BIOCEV, the 5th European Amphibian Conference is scheduled to be held in Prague from 3-5 July 2026. A European network of scientists utilising a...

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🌟 Big news! @pensoft.net is joining the global biodiversity science community at the 4th World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 14-19 June 2026. Here's what the team will be up to 👇 herpetozoa.pensoft.net/news/1243 #wbf2026 #openscience

🐍 A new fossorial snake species, Trachischium lalremsangai, has been described from the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. Check out all the details of its discovery here: doi.org/10.3897/herp...

🐸 A comprehensive taxonomic review of the horned frog species Proceratophrys boiei has been conducted across its entire geographic range in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado regions of Brazil. ➡️ Read the full review: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e186246 #frogspecies #frogdiversity

🦎 A new species of leopard gecko, Eublepharis jhuma, was discovered in India’s Chota Nagpur Plateau. ✨ Its name was chosen as a tribute to Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, the first female Director of the Zoological Survey of India: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e183441

🦋 Abstract submission for ZoologyCon 2026 is now open! ➡️ Check out our latest news announcement to learn more: herpetozoa.pensoft.net/news/1211 ➡️ Official website of ZoologyCon: zoologycon.ro/home/

🐸⛰️ A new species of limestone-dwelling frog, Vietnamophryne abscondita, has been identified in the central Vietnamese mountains. ➡️ Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e191333 #frog #newspecies

A new species of skink, Scincella verecunda, was recently identified in China's Yunnan Province. Because it lacks a common eyelid feature typically found in its relatives, a reconsideration of how this entire genus is scientifically defined was proposed. 🦎🔍 herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/1889...

The seasonal diet and local predators of the invasive Moorish gecko in Santiago were recently examined to better understand its impact on the environment. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e183674

Knowledge of Panama's rare aquatic snakes has been expanded through an update of their distribution and the first sightings of Hydromorphus dunni in over a century. Morphological details and an strange case of scavenging behavior are also documented: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e173419