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Article Reference Fish otoliths from the Rupelian (Early Oligocene) of Bad Freienwalde (NE Germany)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2016
Article Reference Anurans of In Becetèn (Republic of Niger): the most diverse site for amphibians in Mesozoic Africa
In Becetèn (Niger) represents one of the most diverse continental vertebrate faunas from the Late Cretaceous of Africa. Recently, anurans, in particular aquatic pipimorphs, have generated renewed interest, with the identification of four distinct pipimorph taxa. Here we describe the remaining anuran specimens from In Becetèn, which represent at least three new anuran taxa that cannot be assigned to pipimorphs (Anura indet, Neobatrachia and a ranoid). Among them, one taxon, documented by ornamented cranial material, is a large Neobatrachia incertae sedis, as suggested by our phylogenetic analyses. This marks only the third Mesozoic occurrence of neobatrachians in Africa. In addition, an isolated humerus is referred as a new unnamed ranoid and is not only the oldest known occurrence of the clade, but also the first known Mesozoic specimen of this cosmopolitan family from Africa. With at least seven anuran taxa identified, In Becetèn is the most diverse locality of Africa, and one of the most diverse localities across the Late Cretaceous (Coniacian or Santonian).
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2026 OA
Article Reference The history of the domestic cat in Central Europe
A recent study from Central Europe has changed our perception of the cat's domestication history. The authors discuss how this has led to the development of an interdisciplinary project combining palaeogenetics, zooarchaeology and radiocarbon dating, with the aim of providing insight into the domestic cat's expansion beyond the Mediterranean.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2022 OA
Article Reference Redescription of the Late Oligocene heterodont odontocete Eosqualodon langewieschei from the historic Doberg of Bünde, Germany
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2025
Article Reference Mystery solved: a new Drymaeus species from northern Peru (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Bulimulidae)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020
Article Reference Peruvian Plekocheilus species (Mollusca, Gastropoda): an overview and description of a new species
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020
Article Reference An unusually patterned Italian tree frog Hyla intermedia from Salento Peninsula, southern Italy (Amphibia: Hylidae)
Hyla intermedia is an endemic Italian tree frog species, distributed from the southern edge of the Alpine massif to the tip of Calabria and into Sicily. Previously referred as the widespread Hyla arborea, it has only recently been recognized as a distinct species. It shows a bright, uniformly green dorsal coloration. We report a previously unknown colour variant, displayed by an individual collected in Salento Peninsula. It differs from the typical form by its dark olive-brown background color with a contrasting marbled pattern on its dorsal and lateral surfaces. Similarly to typical individuals, this specimen was able to lighten its background color under the effect of stress, but its unusual marbled pattern was permanent. Marbled patterns are also known in other Hyla species, but were not so far recorded in H. intermedia.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020
Article Reference chemical/x-molconn-Z Book review. Snakes of Central and Western Africa
We analyze an important new opus on the snakes of West and Central Africa co-authored by Jean-Philippe Chippaux and Kate Jackson. We correct the identification of some of the illustrated snakes of the genera Dipsadoboa, Grayia, Limaformosa and Philothamnus. We provide more detailed localities for more than 30 photographs of snakes of the genera Atractaspis, Bitis, Boaedon, Bothrophthalmus, Causus, Dasypeltis, Dendrolycus, Eryx, Gonionotophis, Grayia, Hydraethiops, Leptotyphlops, Limaformosa, Mehelya, Myriopholis, Natriciteres, Philothamnus, Polemon, Python, Thelotornis, Tricheilostoma and Xenocalamus, from Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. An interval of four years between the submission of the manuscript of the book and its publication explains the inaccuracy of many distribution maps, and the fact that recent taxonomic changes and numerous recently described species and genera were not included.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020
Article Reference Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica XV
We present new Gabonese locality records, ecological and morphological data and unpublished material for Pelusios gabonensis (Pelomedusidae), Kinixys erosa (Testudinidae), Hemidactylus mabouia (Gekkonidae), Lepidothyris striatus, Trachylepis affinis (Scincidae), Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia, Dipsadoboa underwoodi and D. viridis (Colubridae), Dendroaspis jamesoni, Naja annulata annulata, N. melanoleuca and N. nigricollis (Elapidae), Atractaspis boulengeri, Limaformosa savorgnani, Polemon fulvicollis, Psammophis mossambicus (Lamprophiidae) and Natriciteres fuliginoides (Natricidae). One skink and two snake species are newly recorded from Haut-Ogooué and Ngounié provinces, respectively. We attribute all records of Psammophis spp. in Gabon to P. mossambicus. We report a case of predation by a Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) on Kinixys erosa in Lopé National Park, by Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia on the Cameroon toad Sclerophrys camerunensis (Anura: Bufonidae), and by a Naja annulata annulata on Thollon's robber tetra Brycinus tholloni (Characiformes: Alestidae).
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020
Article Reference Colonization of artificial islands in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea by the aquatic snake Natrix tessellata (Squamata: Natricidae)
We report the colonization by the aquatic Dice snake Natrix tessellata of five artificial islands (A Island, D Island, DC 05, EPC 03 and EPC 04), built in the 2000s to house oil industry activities in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, western Kazakhstan. We discuss possible modes of colonization (e.g., accidental transport by boat originating from the Bautino harbor in Mangystau Region; active swimming from the coast). We present several observations of predation on fish (Cyprinidae: Carassius auratus; Gobiidae: Neogobius caspius, N. fluviatilis and N. melanostomus) and on the Laughing frog (Ranidae: Pelophylax ridibundus).
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020