Australian lizards are a diverse group distributed across the continent and inhabiting a wide
range of environments. Together, they exhibit a remarkable diversity of reproductive …

The likelihood of extinction within the next 20 years was determined for 47 Australian
mammal, bird, reptile, frog and freshwater fish taxa previously identified as being highly …

The international trade of non-domesticated pets impacts both conservation and biosecurity
via the harvest and release of live animals beyond their native distributions. The extent to …

The IUCN recently coordinated the first assessment of extinction risk of the world's reptile
species. This monumental undertaking allows, for the first time, an examination of threats …

The current decline in global biodiversity is most evident in amphibians with 41% percent of
all species worldwide classified as threatened with extinction. Hence, a major challenge in …

Environmental factors, such as temperature, precipitation, and elevation, explain most of the
variation in species richness at the global scale. Nevertheless, richness patterns may have …

Introduction Recent advances in genetic data collection utilizing next-generation DNA
sequencing technologies have the potential to greatly aid the taxonomic assessment of …

In animals, the success of particular lineages can be measured in terms of their number of
species, the extent of their geographic range, the breadth of their habitats and ecological …

Data compilations expand the scope of research; however, data citation practice lags behind
advances in data use. It remains uncommon for data users to credit data producers in …

The diversity and distribution of polychaetes in the coastal area and the EEZ of the Republic
of Cyprus is presented based on both the literature records and new data acquired in a wide …