Common grass snakes are a widespread European species that are often spotted by people and recorded using apps. To the surprise of scientists, they have an interesting nightlife.

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Main Paper References:

Spaseni P, Sahlean TC, Gherghel I, Zamfirescu  Ștefan R, Petreanu IC, Melenciuc R, Alistar CF, Gavril VD, Strugariu A. 2024. Natrix natrix after dark: citizen science sheds light on the common grass snake’s nightlife. PeerJ 12:e17168. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17168.

Species of the Bi-Week:

Gabriel H, Rothe L-D, Köhler J, Rakotomanga S, Edmonds D, Galán P, Glaw F, Lehtinen RM, Rakotoarison A, Vences M. 2024. Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5397:451–485. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5397.4.1.

Other Links/Mentions:

Vences, M. (2023). Dataset from the paper: Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10028230

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