Deforestation Is Making Snake Communities All Look the Same.

How does agriculture-driven deforestation impact snake distribution and, thereby, snake communities?

This study led by Hugo Cabral reveals a strong trend toward biotic homogenization and underscores the urgency for conservation planning and action in the world’s tropical dry forests, many of which are changing rapidly.

See the full paper here: Cabral, H., Romero-Muñoz A., Santana, J. D., Leynaud, C. G., Nori, J., Piatti, L., Torres, R., Chavez, R., Andrade-Diaz, S. M., Baumann, M., Kuemmerle, T. (2025). Diversity Loss and Homogenization in Snake Communities in a Deforestation Hotspot. Diversity and Distributions, 31(10), e70105.