Objective: Evaluate the effects of alternative therapy on the hematological profiles of different families of captive snakes. Methodology: Captive snakes at NUROF-UFC were submitted to a clinical and hematological evaluation before and after applying an alternative treatment, including systematic sunbath...
Justificación: En Colombia, el comercio de especies de
fauna silvestre sin la documentación necesaria es prohibido
por ley, por lo que, en el contexto de una investigación penal
sobre venta de reptiles a través de internet, como parte de
una diligencia de allanamiento y registro, se realizó el
proce...
Introducción: La serpiente marina de vientre amarillo (Hydrophis platurus, anteriormente Pelamis platurus) se encuentra distribuida a lo largo de la costa del Pacífico de América Central. Sin embargo, no existe registros in situ sobre esta especie en la costa del Pacífico de Nicaragua. Objetivo: Repo...
In Brazil, the illegal capture of wild animals is a crime that contributes to the extinction of species, besides causing environmental imbalance and suffering to the animals. Here, we undertook a quantitative survey of animals sent to the "Centro de Triagem de Animais Silvestres" (CETAS - Wild Animals Tr...
Amphisbenians are limbless reptiles that belong to the order Squamata. Due to their fossorial and secrevie habits, little is known about their morphology, ecology and pathological conditions that may affect them. In this manuscript, we present a brief guide for identification of normal structures as well...
The increasing urbanization of the Amazonian biome has promoted the creation of several forest fragments surrounded by an urban matrix, but the relationship of animal assemblages to the urban environment, especially in forest fragments, is poorly known. Here we aimed to 1) determine the composition of th...
SOUZA ROCHA, Katarine de;
MONTEIRO, Louysse Helene;
SANTOS MIRANDA, Juliana Maria;
MONTEIRO BAIA, Ianny Watuzy;
MARQUES MONTEIRO, Thamillys Rayssa;
SCHUPP DE SENA MESQUITA, Gleiciane;
ROCHA ALBUQUERQUE, Mirian da;
THIEMY YOKOKURA, Layna;
CASTANHEIRA PIMENTA, Gabriela;
TEIXEIRA GOMES, Maria Érika;
MARQUES BARROZO, Pedro Henrique;
CARVALHO DE CASTRO, Danniel;
ABENSUR VIEIRA, André Luiz;
EGUCHI MESQUITA, Ellen Yasmin;
GUIMARÃES DE MORAES, Carla Cristina.
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis transmitted by contact with infected urine or water contaminated with the agent. Searches for Leptospira spp. in reptiles are scarce although most species have contact with aquatic environments. We evaluated the presence of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in Podocnemis expansa...
O presente estudo avaliou a influência do regime hídrico sobre efeitos do propofol em Phrynops geoffroanus, bem como a qualidade da contenção farmacológica produzida. Foram utilizados 10 animais, anestesiados em dois momentos com propofol, na dose de 35mg/kg, por via intracelomática, com intervalo ...
Introduction: Even though snake declines seem to be a reality in many parts of the world, some reports are based on anecdotal evidence and there is a need of prolonged and intensive studies, especially in the tropics, for corroboration. Objective: Toinvestigate if snake populations in Drake Bay are decre...
Abstract Forty five specimens representing nine species of reptile (Salvator merianae, Enyalius bilineatus, Amphisbaena alba, Xenopholis undulatus, Chironius fuscus, Helicops angulatus, Chironius flavolineatus, Erythrolamprus viridis and Crotalus durissus) collected in five Brazilian states were examined...
