Effects of climate change on habitat and connectivity for populations of a vulnerable, endemic salamander in Iran by Mohammad Reza Ashrafzadeh, Ali Asghar Naghipour, Maryam Haidarian, Szilvia Kusza, David S. Pilliod

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Levels of Sex Steroids in Plethodontid Salamanders: A Comparative Study Within the Genus Aneides by Nancy L. Staub, Stephen G. Hayes, Mary T. Mendonca

“…We examined the hormonal basis of derived monomorphism in the salamander genus Aneides (Plethodontidae). We reject our hypothesis that circulating levels of androgens explain the derived traits, such as enlarged jaw musculature, in females (some would call them “male‐like traits”). …”
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Diet diversity and environment determine the intestinal microbiome and bacterial pathogen load of fire salamanders by Yu Wang, Hannah K. Smith, Evy Goossens, Lionel Hertzog, Molly C. Bletz, Dries Bonte, Kris Verheyen, Luc Lens, Miguel Vences, Frank Pasmans, An Martel

“…Our results demonstrated an abundance of soft-bodied prey in the diet of fire salamanders, and a significant difference in the diet composition between males and females. …”
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Blood cells and hematological parameters of Chiala Mountain Salamander, Batrachuperus karlschmidti (Urodela, Hynobiidae) by Xiuying Liu, Zhangqiang You, Wei Luo, Jianli Xiong, Guangli Wang

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Screening for Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in a population of Golden Alpine Salamanders at the edge of their distribution range by Antonio Romano, Emma Centomo, Lorenzo Dondero, Elena Grasselli, Paolo Pedrini, Luca Roner

“…The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) represents one of the major threats, because it is particularly dangerous for European salamanders. Southern Europe is especially vulnerable due to the presence of numerous endemic salamander species. …”
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Observations of extreme dehydration and rehydration leading to recovery of a threatened California tiger salamander by Zachary A. Cava, Kyla M. Garten, Sarah M. Foster, Jeff A. Alvarez

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Updated range map of an endangered salamander and congeneric competitor reveals different niche preferences by Jo A. Werba, David A. W. Miller, Adrianne B. Brand, Evan H. Campbell Grant

“…Here, we present analyses of species distributions, at 100 × 100 m resolution, for a highly range restricted salamander species (Shenandoah salamander, Plethodon shenandoah) and a closely related congener (red‐backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus). …”
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Distribution, habitat suitability, conservation state and natural history of endangered salamander Bolitoglossa pandi by Teddy Angarita-Sierra, M. Argenis Bonilla-Gómez, David A. Sánchez, Andres R. Acosta-Galvis, Hefzi Medina-Ovalle, Anggi Solano-Moreno, Simon Ulloa-Rengifo, Daniela Guevara-Guevara, Juan J. Torres-Ramirez, Sebastián Curaca-Fierro, Diego M. Cabrera-Amaya, Jhon A. Infante-Betancour, Luisa F. Londoño-Montaño, Diana X. Albarán-Montoya, Lesly R. Peña-Baez

“…Background Pandi’s mushroom-tongue salamander (Bolitoglossa pandi) is one of the threatened amphibians in South America, as well as a flagship species for the Colombian conservation agenda. …”
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Ethogram of the Chinese Giant Salamander during the Breeding Period Based on the PAE Coding System by Shouliang Luo, Pei Wang, Yifang Zhang, Ziteng Wang, He Tian, Qinghua Luo

Subjects: “…Chinese giant salamander (<i>Andrias davidianus</i>)…”
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Estimation of the body condition of European cave salamanders (genus Speleomantes) from digital images by Eleonora Cialente, Ben Oetken, Luca Coppari, Enrico Lunghi

“…This study provided a reliable and non-invasive method that allows to estimate the body condition for terrestrial salamanders of the genus Speleomantes. …”
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Micromanagement: conditions influencing antipathogen function of the skin microbiome in spotted salamanders, Ambystoma maculatum by Kelly Barnhart-McCarty, Brandon LaBumbard, Patrick J. Kearns, Rakeyah Ahsan, Ross Whetstone, Molly Bletz, Saleh E. AlKhalifa, Anthony Poltronetti, Amanda Tokash-Peters, Caitlin R. Gabor, Klaus Schliep, Thomas P. Umile, Kevin Minbiole, Douglas C. Woodhams

“…In this study, we focused on the composition of the skin microbiome across life stages of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). We also evaluated the stress hormone corticosterone and skin microbiome response to inoculations with Bsal and probiotics at both the larval and juvenile developmental stages, and the response to different environmental conditions. …”
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Genic regions of a large salamander genome contain long introns and novel genes by Bryant Susan V, Hunter Tony, Verma Inder M, Pao Gerald M, Zhu Wei, Putta Srikrishna, Smith Jeramiah J, Gardiner David M, Harkins Timothy T, Voss S Randal

“…These intronic sequences may harbor novel coding and non-coding sequences that regulate biological processes that are unique to salamanders.</p>…”
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Japanese monkeys rapidly noticed snake-scale cladded salamanders, similar to detecting snakes by Nobuyuki Kawai

“…The monkeys quickly detected one snake photograph from the eight salamander photographs than vice versa. However, when the same salamanders were clothed with snake scales using image processing, the difference in detection speed between snakes and salamanders disappeared. …”
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Performance of different automatic photographic identification software for larvae and adults of the European fire salamander. by Laura Schulte, Charlotte Faul, Pia Oswald, Kathleen Preißler, Sebastian Steinfartz, Michael Veith, Barbara A Caspers

“…We used another dataset of European fire salamander adult pictures taken in the field and tested this using all five software. …”
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Using historical dip net data to infer absence of flatwoods salamanders in stochastic environments by George C. Brooks, Carola A. Haas

“…We investigate how annual variability in detection influences long-term monitoring efforts of Reticulated Flatwoods Salamanders (Ambystoma bishopi) breeding in 29 wetlands in Florida. …”
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Digits lost or gained? Evidence for pedal evolution in the dwarf salamander complex (Eurycea, Plethodontidae). by Trip Lamb, David A Beamer

“…Although digit loss has been documented among distantly related species of salamanders, it is relatively uncommon in this amphibian order. …”
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Fostering Children’s Connection to Nature Through Authentic Situations: The Case of Saving Salamanders at School by Stephan Barthel, Stephan Barthel, Sophie Belton, Christopher M. Raymond, Matteo Giusti

“…It draws on a longitudinal case study of children participating in a stewardship project involving the conservation of salamanders during the school day in Stockholm, Sweden. …”
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Improved Chinese Giant Salamander Parental Care Behavior Detection Based on YOLOv8 by Zhihao Li, Shouliang Luo, Jing Xiang, Yuanqiong Chen, Qinghua Luo

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Confirmation of the alpine salamander Salamandra atra (Laurenti, 1768) on Slovenian side of the Gorjanci Mountains by Primož Presetnik, Maks Petrič, Matjaž Čuk, Milan Vogrin

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Intraspecific priority effects in response to egg hatching delay in a pond-breeding salamander by Thomas L. Anderson, Trevor J. Rallo

“…Our study objective was to identify how variation in egg hatching phenology alters intraspecific interactions in small-mouthed salamanders, Ambystoma texanum. We addressed two research questions: (Q1) How are demographic responses altered by variation in the temporal duration of hatching between cohorts, and (Q2) How does the seasonality of hatching delays affect demographic responses? …”
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