Hobbyists have always had an interest in locality-specific corn snakes, Pantherophis guttatus guttatus. References to Miami phase, Okeetee phases, Florida Key phases, and others are commonplace in the hobby. But there are in Florida alone several other locales in which corn snakes, although variable to a degree, are of characteristic colors and patterns. One such […]
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May 02
May 02
Hibernating primates: scientists discover three lemur species sleep like bears
By Herp News Bears do it, bats do it, and now we know lemurs do it too: hibernate, that is. Since 2005, scientists have known that the western fat-tailed dwarf lemur hibernates, but a new study in Scientific Reports finds that hibernation is more widespread among lemurs than expected. At least two additional lemur species—Crossley’s […]
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Hibernating primates: scientists discover three lemur species sleep like bears
By Herp News Bears do it, bats do it, and now we know lemurs do it too: hibernate, that is. Since 2005, scientists have known that the western fat-tailed dwarf lemur hibernates, but a new study in Scientific Reports finds that hibernation is more widespread among lemurs than expected. At least two additional lemur species—Crossley’s […]
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State has new official state sea turtle
By Herp News Rest easy, everyone. Texas now has an official state sea turtle.Thanks to a unanimous vote Thursday by the Texas Senate, the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — a most-endangered native species that ranges from South Padre Island to Chambers County near Beaumont — will join a list of official state animals. Go to […]
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Endangered primates and cats may be hiding out in swamps and mangrove forests
By Herp News What happens to animals when their forest is cut down? If they can, they migrate to different forests. But in an age when forests are falling far and fast, many species may have to shift to entirely different environments. A new paper in Folia Primatologica theorizes that some 60 primate species and […]
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Endangered primates and cats may be hiding out in swamps and mangrove forests
By Herp News What happens to animals when their forest is cut down? If they can, they migrate to different forests. But in an age when forests are falling far and fast, many species may have to shift to entirely different environments. A new paper in Folia Primatologica theorizes that some 60 primate species and […]
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Madagascar tortoise trafficking rages out of control
By Herp News Illegal trafficking of two critically endangered tortoise species from Madagascar has reached epidemic proportions. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Drill baby drill! The fate of African biodiversity and the monkey you’ve never heard of
By Herp News Equatorial Guinea is not a country that stands very large in the American consciousness. In fact most Americans think you mean Papua New Guinea when you mention it or are simply baffled. When I left for Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea, I also knew almost nothing about the island, the nation, or […]
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Snake helps Florida couple say "I do!"
A snake slithered into a Florida wedding ceremony, then curled into the shape of a heart in an apparent blessing on the couple’s nuptials. From First Coast News: A snake slid its way into the wedding ceremony at a Jacksonville Beach hotel, twice. The first time it slithered its way to the flower girl’s feet. […]
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