Researchers provide detailed data on the snakes of Bangladesh, revealing species distribution patterns and potential areas for conservation priority. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

The South American leaf-toed gecko 𝑃ℎ𝑦𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑟ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑦𝑔𝑢𝑠 in northern Chile is revealed to be a thigmothermic, thermoconformer species with consistent thermal preferences across life stages. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

Three species of Colubridae are reported for the Republic of Kosovo for the first time: 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑗𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑚, 𝑇𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑥, and 𝑍𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑙𝑎. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

The first results of a citizen science experiment, which gave mini-ponds to private gardens and asked participants to monitor amphibian activity, shows promising results in providing suitable breeding habitats. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp... @bokuvienna.bsky.social @yuriikornilev.bsky.social

𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑢𝑗𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔, a new cryptic species of green pit viper is described from southwestern China.  🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

Learn all about the the West African Nimba toad (𝑁𝑖𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠), the only anuran to give birth to live young! 🔗 www.iflscience.com/do-any-frogs...

For 40 years, sporadic nesting events of loggerhead sea turtles were recorded outside of monitored areas in the Ionian Sea, Greece, showing a wide distribution without a considerable north–south gradient. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

Researchers compared dietary composition and niche breadth among three species of co-occurring Cuban dwarf boas, finding limited dietary differentiation. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

Frogs in sight and sound: Passive acoustics and visual surveys reveal complementary species detection in tropical rainforest anurans. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/arph... @herpetozoa.pensoft.net

"While visiting a medium-sized artificial pond... the team saw three out-of-place turtles and identified the animals as Chinese stripe-necked turtles. Mauremys sinensis recorded for the first time in Greece, based on a study in Herpetozoa. www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/nation-...

Researchers present the first record of the non-native Chinese stripe-necked turtle from Lesvos, Greece. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

And this gorgeous (but venomous) 𝐵𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑢𝑠 species from Thailand! doi.org/10.3897/zse.... 🧵(11/15)

First genetic data from the Platyceps najadum population on Kalymnos Island, Greece, attempts to resolve a nearly half-century-old taxonomic question: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #endemicspecies #melanism #taxonomy @dj-herpetology.bsky.social

This investigation into genetic diversity within species of 𝑂𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑝𝑠 from the Maghreb supports the biogeographic hypothesis of an east–west expansion across North Africa. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

An evaluation of the ecological niches and projected future distributions for 𝐻𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟ℎ𝑜𝑖𝑠 snakes finds that 𝐻. 𝑎𝑙𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑢𝑠 may experience range expansion under future climate conditions, whereas 𝐻. 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑟 and 𝐻. 𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑖 are likely to face substantial habitat reductions.  🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

Researchers describe a new species of 𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑦𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑠 from northeastern Guangxi, China, based on morphological, molecular, and acoustic evidence. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse....

A newly discovered population of Ottoman vipers in Greece represents a 130 km westward range extension for the species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

This study of the behavioural effects of long-chained ketones in Vipera ammodytes finds that males are the active participants in intersexual communication, with females comparatively passive. doi.org/10.3897/herp...

Researchers review the range and conservation status of the Mosor rock lizard, identifying nine new localities and calling for targeted data collection and improved management strategies. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/herp...

It's World Snake Day, which means its time to revisit this incredible video of two red-tailed coral snakes competing over a caecilian in the first documented case of kleptoparasitism (food theft) in wild elapid snakes! 🐍

Some incredible pictures in this paper!

An adult female common European adder (Vipera berus) attempted to kill and swallow a young European hare (Lepus europaeus) nearly ten times its own mass. See the ambitious adder's attempt and learn more about its scientific relevance on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/07/01/a...

An adult female common European adder (Vipera berus) attempted to kill and swallow a young European hare (Lepus europaeus) nearly ten times its own mass. See the ambitious adder's attempt and learn more about its scientific relevance on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/07/01/a...

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