Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

Editorial

Published on 21 Jul 2026

Editorial: Global human-snake conflicts and ethno-ophidiology—bridging human health, biodiversity conservation, and cultural understanding

in Behavior and Ecology

Deb P. Pandey
Cormac Price
Emily N. Taylor

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2026.1917690

968 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Jun 2026

Movements of yellow-morphotype green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Galápagos Marine Reserve

in Behavior and Ecology

Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez
Daniela Estefania Alarcon Ruales
Lyndsey Tanabe
Catherine Edwina Hart
Maike Heidemeyer
Todd Steiner
Carlos Valle
John Warren Rowe

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

477 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2026

Winter warming and snowpack loss synergistically drive amphibian and reptile extirpation: a deep learning attribution study of climatic mechanisms

in Behavior and Ecology

Wisam Bukaita

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2026.1841535

1,057 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 02 Mar 2026

34 reports of snakebite envenoming by the Western Hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus): a retrospective online survey

in Behavior and Ecology

Maik Damm
Andreas Vilcinskas
Benno Kreuels
Tim Lüddecke

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2026.1754226

2,865 views

Review

Published on 28 Jan 2026

Mitigating the snakebite crisis in India: a narrative review of efforts by the madras crocodile bank trust

in Behavior and Ecology

Gnaneswar Chandrasekharuni
Chloe Vasquez
Romulus Whitaker

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2025.1723953

2,923 views

Perspective

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Community-targeted snakebite prevention: implementation barriers and enablers in rural Zambia

in Behavior and Ecology

Choti Singh
Marcel van Driel
Philipp Berg

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2026.1742658

2,224 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Snakebite envenomation and predation of domestic animals in Goa, India

in Behavior and Ecology

Shaleen Attre
Mahesh Poudyal
Ian Bride
Richard A. Griffiths

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2025.1746300

2,548 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Nov 2025

A preliminary snapshot of food contents in the gut of medically important Wall’s Krait (Bungarus walli): an implication for snakebite prevention and snake conservation

in Behavior and Ecology

Deb P. Pandey
Ram C. Piya

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2025.1679679

2,432 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Oct 2025

The effects of urbanization on human-viper conflicts and the natural history and impacts of removal operations for Protobothrops mucrosquamatus in Northeast Taiwan

in Behavior and Ecology

Jean-Jay Mao
Sui-Chuan Fang
Li-Xhan Liu

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2025.1609575

3,545 views

Technology and Code

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Using livestreaming technology to connect the public with secretive and maligned animals

in Behavior and Ecology

Owen M. Bachhuber
Max C. Roberts
Ryan M. Singer
Doug R. Brewster
Rob A. Brewster
Kevin K. Dunham
Scott M. Boback
Emily N. Taylor

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2025.1599382

7,623 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2024

Variability in oil droplet numbers and proportions in the retinas of anole lizards

in Behavior and Ecology

Darlene Campbell
Ellis R. Loew

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2024.1410763

4,188 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2024

Sound localization circuits in reptiles

in Behavior and Ecology

Dawei Han
Rebeca W. Fuquen
Katie L. Willis
Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard
Catherine E. Carr

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2024.1429172

5,354 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 09 Aug 2024

Lizard visual ecology

in Behavior and Ecology

Leo J. Fleishman

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2024.1426675

11,077 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2024

The mechanosensory world in aquatic snakes: corporal scale sensilla in three species of Neotropical freshwater dipsadine

in Behavior and Ecology

Valeria Velasquez-Cañon
Carlos Bravo-Vega
Sandra P. Galeano
Jorge Molina
Alejandra María Salazar-Guzmán
Daniela García-Cobos

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2024.1412004

6,712 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2024

Predicting behavior in extinct reptiles from quantitative analysis of trigeminal osteological correlates

in Behavior and Ecology

Emily J. Lessner
Xing Xu
Bruce A. Young
M. Scott Echols
Marc E. H. Jones
Ruth M. Elsey
Casey M. Holliday

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2024.1411516

5,664 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Apr 2024

Playing “hide and seek” with Texas tortoises: value of a detector dog

in Behavior and Ecology

Christin Moeller
Saren Perales
Wraith Rodriguez
Scott E. Henke
Sandra Rideout-Hanzak
Cord B. Eversole

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2024.1382591

3,339 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Apr 2024

The complement system and its involvement in inhibition of Batrachochytriym dendrobatidis, a lethal fungal pathogen of amphibians

in Behavior and Ecology

Helen R. Pacheco
Jennifer Rodriguez Reynoso
Megha M. Tenneti
Keely M. Rodriguez
Jamie Voyles

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2024.1294491

3,112 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 06 Mar 2024

Preparing for a Bsal invasion into North America has improved multi-sector readiness

in Behavior and Ecology

Deanna H. Olson
Evan H. Campbell Grant
Molly Bletz
Jonah Piovia-Scott
David Lesbarrères
Jacob L. Kerby
Michael J. Adams
Maria Florencia Breitman
Michelle R. Christman
María J. Forzán

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2024.1347541

107,788 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Nov 2023

Selection of microhabitats, plants, and plant parts eaten by a threatened tortoise: observations during a superbloom

in Behavior and Ecology

W. Bryan Jennings
Kristin H. Berry

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2023.1283255

5,264 views
4 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 28 Nov 2023

An amphibian toxin phenotype is sexually dimorphic and shows seasonal concordant change between sexes

in Behavior and Ecology

Anna R. Frey
Gary M. Bucciarelli
Daniel D. Hu
Lee B. Kats
David B. Green

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2023.1279848

5,749 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Nov 2023

Microhabitat and stopover site selection by juvenile Western Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus)

in Behavior and Ecology

Chloe R. Howarth
Christine A. Bishop
Karl W. Larsen

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2023.1251161

3,235 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 10 Aug 2023

Phylogeography of the Cow Knob Salamander (Plethodon punctatus Highton): populations on isolated Appalachian mountaintops are disjunct but not divergent

in Behavior and Ecology

Matthew R. Graham
William D. Flint
Alexsis M. Powell
Victor Fet
Thomas K. Pauley

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2023.1175492

5,112 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Mar 2023

Behavior, stress and metabolism of a parthenogenic lizard in response to flyover noise

in Behavior and Ecology

Megen E. Kepas
Layne O. Sermersheim
Spencer B. Hudson
Anna Joy J. Lehmicke
Susannah S. French
Lise M. Aubry

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science

doi 10.3389/famrs.2023.1129253

14,878 views
6 citations

23 articles

articles

Editorial: Global human-snake conflicts and ethno-ophidiology—bridging human health, biodiversity conservation, and cultural understanding

Movements of yellow-morphotype green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Galápagos Marine Reserve

Winter warming and snowpack loss synergistically drive amphibian and reptile extirpation: a deep learning attribution study of climatic mechanisms

34 reports of snakebite envenoming by the Western Hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus): a retrospective online survey

Mitigating the snakebite crisis in India: a narrative review of efforts by the madras crocodile bank trust

Community-targeted snakebite prevention: implementation barriers and enablers in rural Zambia

Snakebite envenomation and predation of domestic animals in Goa, India

A preliminary snapshot of food contents in the gut of medically important Wall’s Krait (Bungarus walli): an implication for snakebite prevention and snake conservation

The effects of urbanization on human-viper conflicts and the natural history and impacts of removal operations for Protobothrops mucrosquamatus in Northeast Taiwan

Using livestreaming technology to connect the public with secretive and maligned animals

Variability in oil droplet numbers and proportions in the retinas of anole lizards

Sound localization circuits in reptiles

Lizard visual ecology

The mechanosensory world in aquatic snakes: corporal scale sensilla in three species of Neotropical freshwater dipsadine

Predicting behavior in extinct reptiles from quantitative analysis of trigeminal osteological correlates

Playing “hide and seek” with Texas tortoises: value of a detector dog

The complement system and its involvement in inhibition of Batrachochytriym dendrobatidis, a lethal fungal pathogen of amphibians

Preparing for a Bsal invasion into North America has improved multi-sector readiness

Selection of microhabitats, plants, and plant parts eaten by a threatened tortoise: observations during a superbloom

An amphibian toxin phenotype is sexually dimorphic and shows seasonal concordant change between sexes

Microhabitat and stopover site selection by juvenile Western Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus)

Phylogeography of the Cow Knob Salamander (Plethodon punctatus Highton): populations on isolated Appalachian mountaintops are disjunct but not divergent

Behavior, stress and metabolism of a parthenogenic lizard in response to flyover noise