After a corona-induced hiatus, the Mates are back with a looser format and some deep dives on tiny chameleons, glowing geckos, and the much debated Lacey act!
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Works in Froggress
National Geographic Article featuring Gabriel’s illustrations
Get ready for the superstars of the story of life ⏲🌍
The first three books in
@Ben_garrod‘s
#Extinct series are out on 13th May! Fantastically illustrated by
@SerpenIllus.
Pre-order here & support independent bookshops:
https://t.co/SSIy6oxgwM pic.twitter.com/jN1hJWZWb7
— Zephyr Books (@_ZephyrBooks)
April 10, 2021
Episode Citations
Scherz, M.D., Schmidt, L., Crottini, A., Miralles, A., Rakotoarison, A., Raselimanana, A.P., Köhler, J., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. (2021) Into the Chamber of Horrors: A proposal for the resolution of nomenclatural chaos in the Scaphiophryne calcarata complex (Anura: Microhylidae), with a new species-level phylogenetic hypothesis for Scaphiophryninae. Zootaxa, 4938(1):392–420. DOI:
10.11646/zootaxa.4938.4.2
Glaw, F., Köhler, J., Hawlitschek, O., Ratsoavina, F.M., Rakotoarison, A., Scherz, M.D. & Vences, M. (2021) Extreme miniaturization of a new amniote vertebrate and insights into the evolution of genital size in chameleons. Scientific Reports, 11:2522. DOI:
10.1038/s41598-020-80955-1
Prötzel, D., Heß, M., Schwager, M., Glaw, F. & Scherz, M.D. (2021) Neon-green fluorescence in the desert gecko Pachydactylus rangei caused by iridophores. Scientific Reports, 11:297. DOI:
10.1038/s41598-020-79706-z
Jowers, M.J., Othman, S.N., Borzée, A., Rivas, G.A., Sánchez-Ramírez, S., Auguste, J., Downie, J.R., Read, M. & Murphy, J.C. (2021) Unraveling unique island colonization events in Elachistocleis frogs: phylogeography, cryptic divergence, and taxonomical implications. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 21:189–206.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13127-021-00487-y
Dal Vechio, F., Prates, I., Grazziotin, F.G., Graboski, R. & Rodrigues, M.T. (2021) Molecular and phenotypic data reveal a new Amazonian species of pit vipers (Serpentes: Viperidae: Bothrops). Journal of Natural History 54(37–38):2415–2437.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222933.2020.1845835
Marshall, B.M., Strine, C. & Hughes, A.C. (2020) Thousands of reptile species threatened by under-regulated global trade. Nature Communications 11:4738.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18523-4
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