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Embryonic development of the neotropical pit viper Bothrops atrox (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae), with emphasis on pit organ morphogenesis and its evolution in snakes by Silva, Fernanda Magalhães, Guerra‐Fuentes, Ricardo Arturo, Blackburn, David C., Prudente, Ana L. Costa

“…Background Bothrops atrox is a pit viper with a loreal pit organ, and its embryological development remains undescribed. Here, we provide a comprehensive…”
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Sexual dimorphism in the Neotropical snakes genus Chironius (Serpentes: Colubridae) by dos Santos, Marina Meireles, Klaczko, Julia, Prudente, Ana Lúcia da Costa

“…Sexual dimorphism is a common phenomenon among snakes, with female snakes being larger than male snakes as a recurrent pattern . However, species that show…”
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Unveiling underestimated species diversity within the Central American Coralsnake, a medically important complex of venomous taxa by Jowers, Michael J., Smart, Utpal, Sánchez-Ramírez, Santiago, Murphy, John C., Gómez, Aarón, Bosque, Renan J., Sarker, Goutam C., Noonan, Brice P., Faria, J. Filipe, Harris, D. James, da Silva, Nelson Jorge, Prudente, Ana L. C., Weber, John, Kok, Philippe J. R., Rivas, Gilson A., Jadin, Robert C., Sasa, Mahmood, Muñoz-Mérida, Antonio, Moreno-Rueda, Gregorio, Smith, Eric N.

“…Coralsnakes of the genus Micrurus are a diverse group of venomous snakes ranging from the southern United States to southern South America. Much uncertainty…”
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Sexual dimorphism and allometry in malacophagus snakes (Dipsadidae: Dipsadinae) by dos Santos, Marina Meireles, Klaczko, Julia, da Costa Prudente, Ana Lúcia

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Patterns, biases and prospects in the distribution and diversity of Neotropical snakes by Guedes, Thaís B., Sawaya, Ricardo J., Zizka, Alexander, Laffan, Shawn, Faurby, Søren, Pyron, R. Alexander, Bérnils, Renato S., Jansen, Martin, Passos, Paulo, Prudente, Ana L. C., Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F., Braz, Henrique B., de C. Nogueira, Cristiano, Antonelli, Alexandre

“…Motivation: We generated a novel database of Neotropical snakes (one of the world's richest herpetofauna) combining the most comprehensive, manually compiled…”
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Embryonic development of the pelvic girdle and hindlimb skeletal elements in Anilius scytale (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Aniliidae) by Guerra‐Fuentes, Ricardo Arturo, Sousa, Romário Gemaque, Costa Prudente, Ana Lúcia

“…Anilius scytale is the sister lineage of all other alethinophidian snakes. Morphology of the hind limb complex in adult A. scytale (Aniliidae) has been…”
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Museums and cradles of diversity are geographically coincident for narrowly distributed Neotropical snakes by Azevedo, Josué A. R., Guedes, Thaís B., Nogueira, Cristiano de C., Passos, Paulo, Sawaya, Ricardo J., Prudente, Ana L. C., Barbo, Fausto E., Strüssmann, Christine, Franco, Francisco L., Arzamendia, Vanesa, Giraudo, Alejandro R., Argôlo, Antônio J. S., Jansen, Martin, Zaher, Hussam, Tonini, João F. R., Faurby, Søren, Antonelli, Alexandre

“…Factors driving the spatial configuration of centres of endemism have long been a topic of broad interest and debate. Due to different eco‐evolutionary…”
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Integrative taxonomy of Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820) (Serpentes, Elapidae) reveals three new species of coral snake by Nascimento, Lywouty R. S., Graboski, Roberta, Silva JR, Nelson J., Prudente, Ana L. C.

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The Role of Vicariance and Paleoclimatic Shifts in the Diversification of Uranoscodon superciliosus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) of the Amazonian Floodplains by dos Santos, Manuela V., Prudente, Ana L. C., Rodrigues, Miguel T., Sturaro, Marcelo J.

“…Wetlands are present in different parts of the globe, holding a significant portion of the local biodiversity, and have been under the constant influence of…”
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Co-occurrence patterns between false coral snake Atractus latifrons (Günther, 1868) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) and venomous coral snakes from the Amazon by ALMEIDA, PAULA CAROLINA R. DE, FEITOSA, DARLAN T., TERRIBILE, LEVI CARINA, FREITAS-OLIVEIRA, RONIEL, PRUDENTE, ANA LÚCIA C.

“…Abstract Batesian mimicry may result in remarkable cases of phenotypic convergence that represent classic examples of evolution through natural selection. The…”
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Consuming viscous prey: a novel protein-secreting delivery system in neotropical snail-eating snakes by Zaher, Hussam, de Oliveira, Leonardo, Grazziotin, Felipe G, Campagner, Michelle, Jared, Carlos, Antoniazzi, Marta M, Prudente, Ana L

“…Efficient venom delivery systems are known to occur only in varanoid lizards and advanced colubroidean snakes among squamate reptiles. Although components of…”
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Correction to: The Role of Vicariance and Paleoclimatic Shifts in the Diversification of Uranoscodon superciliosus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) of the Amazonian Floodplains by dos Santos, Manuela V., Prudente, Ana L. C., Rodrigues, Miguel T., Sturaro, Marcelo J.

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Reassessing the systematics of Leptodeira (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) with emphasis in the South American species by Costa, João C. L., Graboski, Roberta, Grazziotin, Felipe G., Zaher, Hussam, Rodrigues, Miguel T., Prudente, Ana Lúcia da C.

“…Within the diverse subfamily Dipsadinae, Imantodini represents one of the few groups distributed in North, Central and South America. The tribe comprises the…”
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Phylogenetic and morphological evidence reveals the association between diet and the evolution of the venom delivery system in Neotropical goo-eating snakes by Oliveira, Leonardo De, Grazziotin, Felipe Gobbi, Sánchez-Martínez, Paola Maria, Sasa, Mahmood, Flores-Villela, Oscar, Prudente, Ana Lúcia Da Costa, Zaher, Hussam

“…Advanced endoglyptodont snakes share a complex but homologous venom delivery system associated with the upper jaw and its dentition. Recently, a remarkable…”
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Taxonomy, Morphology, and Distribution of Atractus flammigerus Boie 1827 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) by Passos, Paulo, Ramos, Luciana O., Fouquet, Antoine, Prudente, Ana L.C.

“…Atractus flammigerus was described on the basis of two specimens from Java (in error). Subsequently, its lectotype was designated and the type locality…”
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Revealing the cryptic diversity of the widespread and poorly known South American blind snake genus Amerotyphlops (Typhlopidae: Scolecophidia) through integrative taxonomy by Graboski, Roberta, Arredondo, Juan C, Grazziotin, Felipe G, Guerra-Fuentes, Ricardo Arturo, Da Silva, Ariane A A, Prudente, Ana L C, Pinto, Roberta R, Rodrigues, Miguel T, Bonatto, Sandro L, Zaher, Hussam

“…Morphological stasis is generally associated with relative constancy in ecological pressures throughout time, producing strong stabilizing selection that…”
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Molecular phylogeny and hemipenial diversity of South American species of Amerotyphlops (Typhlopidae, Scolecophidia) by Graboski, Roberta, Arredondo, Juan C., Grazziotin, Felipe G., da Silva, Ariane A. A., Prudente, Ana L. C., Rodrigues, Miguel T., Bonatto, Sandro L., Zaher, Hussam

“…Typhlopidae is the most diverse family of Scolecophidia, with 269 species. Amerotyphlops was recently erected within subfamily Typhlopinae and comprises…”
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Muscular evolution of hemipenis in Imantodini snakes (Squamata: Dipsadidae) by Guerra-Fuentes, Ricardo Arturo, Costa, João Carlos L, Missassi, Alexandre F R, Prudente, Ana Lúcia Da Costa

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A review of color patterns in Caecilia tentaculata (Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) reveals high frequency of partial leucism by GUIMARÃES DIAS, Alice Maria Barbosa, SARMENTO, João Fabrício de Melo, PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa, MACIEL, Adriano Oliveira

“…ABSTRACT Caecilia tentaculata is an amphibian species of the order Gymnophiona, widely distributed throughout Amazonia. We reviewed the species’ color pattern…”
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Redescription of Atractus punctiventris and Description of Two New Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Brazilian Amazonia by Passos, Paulo, Prudente, Ana L.C., Lynch, John D.

“…We redescribe Atractus punctiventris based on the examination of its holotype, two topotypes, and two additional specimens recently collected. We describe two…”
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