Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species, published in 2014, was the
first catalogue of its kind and covered all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 …

The slow-worm lizards (Anguis) comprise five species occurring throughout most of the
Western Palearctic. Although these species are relatively uniform morphologically–with the …

Grassland ecosystems are among the most threatened biomes, and their restoration has
become common in nature conservation. Yet restoration is rarely applied specifically for …

This work presents an updated dichotomous key to all snake species of Europe, based on
morphological, morphometric and distributional characters. It gathers data from both the last …

Understanding the factors that determine the abundance of populations is of key importance
in conservation biology, ecology, and biogeography. For grassland‐associated species …

Animal populations are regulated by multiple factors, eg resource availability, diseases and
predators. However, these factors can be significantly influenced by anthropogenic effects …

In a rapidly changing thermal environment, reptiles are primarily dependent on in situ
adaptation because of their limited ability to disperse and the restricted opportunity to shift …

Management of grasslands for agriculture and other land uses is a critical issue for the
conservation of grassland animals, both due to direct effects on mortality, as well as indirect …

The meadow viper Vipera ursinii includes four subspecies with five allopatric areas of
distribution in Europe. It is currently considered one of the most threatened reptile species …

The thermal tolerance of ectotherms is a critical factor that influences their distribution,
physiology, behaviour, and, ultimately, survival. Understanding the factors that shape …