The Caatinga is the largest seasonal dry tropical forest in South America and it has been
historically neglected in terms of its biodiversity. Regarding lizards, different studies led to …

The Caatinga is one of the few semiarid regions in the subtropical zone surrounded by
humid areas. Its fauna was previously considered impoverished and with few endemics, but …

Fire transforms the structure of natural habitats and, consequently, modifies microclimates
affecting ectotherm organisms that are particularly susceptible to changes in the thermal …

Aim Species adapt differently to contrasting environments, such as open habitats with
sparse vegetation and forested habitats with dense forest cover. We investigated …

As in other savanna biomes, burns are common in the Cerrado biodiversity hotspot,
profoundly affecting its entire biota. We review the direct and indirect effects of fire on lizards …

Aim To assess the effects of historical events on the tempo and mode of diversification of the
lizard Polychrus acutirostris along the South American diagonal of open formations (DOF) …

We report a fossil snake from the middle Eocene (48 Ma) Messel Pit, in whose stomach is a
lizard, in whose stomach is an insect. This is the second known vertebrate fossil containing …

Resource availability, acquisition, and assimilation drive trade-offs and shape life-history
strategies within individuals and across populations. With limited dispersal ability and …

Disturbance caused by anthropogenic fires are increasingly affecting the biodiversity of fire-
prone ecosystems worldwide. The Cerrado biodiversity hotspot suffers higher deforestation …

Macroscopic and microscopic examination of the female reproductive tract of Philodryas
patagoniensis was conducted in order to observe sperm storage structures and determine …