Sleep is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom and yet displays considerable variation in its
extent and form in the wild. Ecological factors, such as predation, competition, and …

Malagasy frogs of the subgenus Brygoomantis in the mantellid frog genus Mantidactylus
currently comprise 14 described species of mostly brown, riparian frogs. Data from DNA …

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 …

Taxonomy is the cornerstone of extinction risk assessments. Currently, the IUCN Red List
treats species complexes either under a single overarching species name—resulting in an …

The Paroedura bastardi clade, a subgroup of the Madagascan gecko genus Paroedura,
currently comprises four nominal species: P. bastardi, supposedly widely distributed in …

The subgenus Mantidactylus is a group of frogs endemic to Madagascar, including the
largest anuran species on the island. Although these frogs are common and widely …

The 71 currently known species of dwarf geckos of the genus Lygodactylus are a clade of
biogeographic interest due to their occurrence in continental Africa, Madagascar, and South …

This contribution provides the first karyotype description of Hemidactylus mercatorius and
discusses the interspecific chromosome diversification in the genus. Chromosomal analysis …

The genus Gephyromantis belongs to the species-rich family Mantellidae and is currently
divided in six subgenera. Among these is the subgenus Phylacomantis, which currently …

Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot particularly rich in amphibian diversity and only a few
charismatic Malagasy amphibians have been investigated for their population-level …