Climate Futures for Lizards and Snakes in Western North America May Result in New Species Management Issues

DS Pilliod, MI Jeffries, RS Arkle… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We assessed changes in fundamental climate‐niche space for lizard and snake species in
western North America under modeled climate scenarios to inform natural resource …

Increased offspring size and reduced gestation length in an ectothermic vertebrate under a worst-case climate change scenario

DL Hubert, EJ Bentz, RT Mason - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
As global temperatures continue to rise, understanding the impacts of warming
environments has become increasingly important. Temperature is especially relevant for …

Warm Temperature is Associated With Reduced Body Mass and Diversification Rates While Increasing Extinction Risks in Cold‐Adapted Seabirds

Y **ong, L Fan, Y Chang, H **ao… - Global Change Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic rapid warming has caused decreases in richness and body mass of birds
following the metabolic theory of ecology; yet, the pervasiveness of these shifts remains …

Climate change and the cost-of-living squeeze in desert lizards

KH Wild, RB Huey, ER Pianka, S Clusella-Trullas… - Science, 2025 - science.org
Climate warming can induce a cost-of-living “squeeze” in ectotherms by increasing
energetic expenditures while reducing foraging gains. We used biophysical models …

Climate warming and temporal variation in reproductive strategies in the endangered meadow viper

JF Le Galliard, M Jaffré, T Tully, JP Baron - Oecologia, 2025 - Springer
Anthropogenic climate change poses a significant threat to species on the brink of extinction.
Many non-avian reptiles are endangered, but uncovering their vulnerability to climate …

[HTML][HTML] Behavior and Activity Patterns of the Critically Endangered Mangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis) Determined Using Remote Monitoring

Z Deng, X Ding, B Zhang, L Li, D Hou, Y Cao, J Chen… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Studying the behavior of animals is very important for their survival and
protection. The Mangshan pit viper, a rare and endangered snake species from China …

[HTML][HTML] Using Snake Roadkill Patterns to Indicate Effects of Climate Change on Snakes in Taiwan

TM Liu - Sustainability, 2025 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the impacts of climate change on snake behavior and distribution in
Taiwan by analyzing roadkill data from the Taiwan Roadkill Observation Network (TaiRON) …

Living in Hot Sand: The Thermal Biology of Scincus scincus, the Sandfish Skink

EH Livingston, AM Shevchik… - Journal of …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
Little is known about the natural history of Sandfish Skinks (Scincus scincus), despite a
range spanning two continents. In arid and hot environments across North Africa and the …

Thermal tolerance plasticity and dynamics of thermal tolerance in Eublepharis macularius: Implications for future climate-driven heat stress

E White, S Kim, G Wegh, Y Chiari - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
The intensity and duration of heat waves, as well as average global temperatures, are
expected to increase due to climate change. Heat waves can cause physiological stress and …

Enhanced reproductive outcomes under worst-case climate change scenarios in Red-sided Garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)

DL Hubert, EJ Bentz, RT Mason - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
As global temperatures continue to increase, understanding the impacts of warming
environments is increasingly relevant. Temperature is especially relevant for ectothermic …