By Herp News Researchers have described a previously unknown species of white toothed shrew in the forests of Vietnam. The study was published July 2 in the open access journal ZooKeys. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Jul 08
Jul 08
Turtle Racing Can Be a Lot More Hazardous Than You Might Think
By Herp News It was too little too late for conservation groups that wanted the Bel Air, Maryland, Kiwanis Club to cancel its annual Fourth of July turtle derby last Thursday. According to The Baltimore Sun, the Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity sent a letter on Friday, June 28, requesting the event be canceled because it posed […]
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Slurping Turtle noodle house coming to ex-Borders building in downtown Ann Arbor
By Herp News The legacy of the former Borders flagship store continues to be reinvented as new restaurants like Slurping Turtle sign leases to move into the downstairs retail spaces.Tech hub, meet foodie hub. Iron Chef America participant and Chicago-based restaurateur Takashi… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]
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23-Million-Year-Old Lizard
By Herp News An anolis lizard. National Geographic/Youtube A 23-million-year-old complete fossil of a lizard was discovered by scientists in Mexico. The fossil contains soft tissues of the new species of the genus Anolis that were preserved in amber. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Snakes thought to be extinct found near Gila River
Once thought to be extinct, six northern Mexican garter snakes were discovered last month near the Gila River and another three later in the month. From the Denver Post: Doug Hotle, curator of reptiles and amphibians at the BioPark, said one of the snakes found last month was a young female, which indicates the wild […]
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23 million-year-old lizard fossil found in Mexico
By Herp News San Cristobal de las Casas (Mexico), July 8 (IANS/EFE) Mexican scientists are studying a complete fossil of a lizard that lived some 23 million years ago and whose soft tissue remains have been preserved in amber. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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