Parental investment by skin feeding in a caecilian amphibian

Article Abstract:

A study of a remarkable form of parental care and mechanism of parent-offspring nutrient transfer in a caecilian amphibian is presented. Boulengerula taitanus is a direct-developing oviparous caecilian, the skin of which is transformed in brooding females to provide a rich supply of nutrients for the developing offspring, who are equipped with a specialized dentition, which they use to peel and eat the outer layer of their mother's modified skin.

United States, Animal feeding behaviour, Animal feeding behavior, Caecilians

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Predicting distributions of known and unknown reptile species in Madagascar

Article Abstract:

A significant ability of niche models in predicting species distribution is experimented, by using data of environmental land coverage and chameleon occurrence localities from Madagascar. The results proved that ecological niche models help in providing informative biographical data of poorly known landscapes.

Reptiles

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Species Review of Amphibian Extinction Risks in Madagascar: Conclusions from the Global Amphibian Assessment

Article Abstract:

Extinction risk assessment performed for 200 Malagasy amphibian species identifies those which are vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered, and the general environmental circumstances of those species most at risk. Policy implications are posited.

Management dynamics, Administration of Conservation Programs, Endangered Species, Wildlife Protection Programs, Methods, Management, Protection and preservation, Wildlife conservation, Amphibians, Company business management

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