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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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. …”

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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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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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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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. …”

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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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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