E8: Slither Boiz


Hey listeners! On this episode of the Entangled Bank the Slither Boiz (Andrew Carter, Isa Alonso, and Nikki Fox) discuss the reptilian order of Squamata. Squamata are composed of all snakes and lizards. With over 10,000 extant species of Squamata there will plenty for them to discuss. Listen as the Slither Boiz discuss hypotheses for different reproductive strategies within the order, aquatic iguanas, the evolution of venom, and much more! Join them as they discover the the world of Squamata and try to make some jokes along the way.


Sources:

Squamata Viruses:

Ascher, J., A. Geneva, J. Ng, J Wyatt and R. Glor. 2013. Phylogenetic Analyses of Novel
Squamate Adenovirus Sequences in Wild-Caught Anolis Lizards. PLoS ONE 8(4).

Snake Development:

Chipman, A. 2009. On making a snake. Evolution & Development, 11(1):3-5.

Chemosensory in snakes:

Cooper, W. 2008. Tandem evolution of diet and chemosensory responses in snakes.
Amphibia-Reptilia, 29:393-398.

Marine Iguanas:

Dawson, W., G. Bartholomew and A. Bennet. 1977. A Reappraisal of the Aquatic
Specializations of the Galápagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Evolution,
31(4):891-897.

Competition among Rock Lizards:

Galoyan, E. 2013. Joint Space Use in a Parthenogenetic Armenian Rock Lizard (Darevskia
armeiaca) Suggest Weak Competition among Monoclonal Females. Journal of
Herpetology, 47(1):97-104.

Evolution of Marine Iguana skeleton:

Hugi, J and M. Sanchez-Villagra. 2012. Life History and Skeletal Adaptations in the Galapagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) as Reconstructed with Bone Histological Data -A Comparative Study of Iguanas. Journal of Herpetology, 46(3):312-324.

Live-births in Vipers:

Lynch, V. 2009. Live-Birth in Vipers (Viperidae) Is a Key Innovation and Adaptation to Global
Cooling during Cenozoic. Evolution. 63(9):2457-2465.

Eyes of squamata:

Malmstrom, T and R. Kroger. 2006. Pupil shapes and lens optics in the eyes of terrestrial
vertebrates. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 209, 18-25.

Venomous Sea Snakes:

Phillips, C. 2002. Sea snake envenomation. Dermatologic Therapy, 15:58-61.

Gene flow of Marine Iguanas:

Steinfartz, S. S. Glaberman, D. Lanterbecq, M. Russello, S. Rosa, T. Hanley, C. Marquez, H. L.Snell, H. M. Snell, G. Gentile, G. Dell’Olmo, A. Powell and A. Caccone. 2009.

Progressive colonization and restricted gene flow shape island-dependent population structure in Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9:297.

Tail shedding in lizards:

Valakos, E. D. 2009. Tail Shedding in Island Lizards (Lacertidae, Reptilia): Decline of
Antipredator Defenses in Relaxed Predation Environments. Evolution, 63(5):1262-1278.

Relationship between lizards and snakes:

Wiens, J., C. Hutter, D. Mulcahy, B. Noonan, T. Townsend, J. Sites and T. Reeder. 2012.
Resolving the phylogeny of lizards and snakes (Squamata) with extensive sampling of
genes and species. Biology Letters.


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Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 13, 2018 at 6:25 PM

    "God made lizards, and the devil came and turned them into evil." I was engaged from the very beginning, to say the least.
    It sounds like you all had so much fun producing this podcast!

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