The US Endangered Species Act (ESA) allows listing of subspecies and other groupings
below the rank of species. This provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National …

Advancements in the field of reintroduction biology are needed, but understanding of how to
effectively conduct translocations, particularly with snakes, is lacking. We conducted a …

In some agricultural regions, natural wetlands are scarce, and constructed agricultural
ponds may represent important alternative breeding habitats for amphibians. Properly …

Phylogenetic relationships of the whiptail lizards of the genus Cnemidophorus are inferred
based on a combined analysis of mitochondrial DNA, morphology, and allozymes. Within …

To facilitate biological study we define “Caribbean Islands” as a biogeographic region that
includes the Antilles, the Bahamas, and islands bordering Central and South America …

Amphibians and reptiles represent almost one-third of all vertebrates, and may contain more
species than birds and mammals combined (but see Dickinson and Christidis 2014 …

The landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region varies dramatically from parched desert
lowlands to semiarid tropical forests and frigid subalpine meadows. Covering …

Covering all facets of the biology of a little-known genus, Peter V. Lindeman's lavishly
illustrated Map Turtle and Sawback Atlas is both a scientific treatise and an engaging …

II. Vicariant Species Formation E. Estimates of Amphibian Species Diversity A. Dichopatric
versus Peripatric V. Correlates, Radiation Trajectories and B. Gene Flow, Dispersal and …

Aim Several studies have found that more accurate predictive models of species'
occurrences can be developed for rarer species; however, one recent study found the …