By Herp News Four previously unknown species of snakelike creatures have been found in California — but don't call them snakes; they're legless lizards. Prior to the discovery of the new species, there was only one known legless lizard species in the United States: the California legless lizard. Go to Source …read more Read more […]
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Sep 18
Sep 18
4 new species of legless lizards discovered in California
By Herp News Four previously unknown species of legless lizard have been described in California, report researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and Cal State-Fullerton. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Bell's Anglehead Lizard Bred In The UK For The First Time
By Herp News A mysterious lizard, described by experts as “a real underdog,” has been bred in the UK for the first time. The arrival of the tiny Bell's anglehead, one of the world's rarest lizards, has left keepers at Chester Zoo “absolutely thrilled.” The finger-sized youngster will be cared for in a behind-the-scenes rearing […]
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Climate change could kill off Andean cloud forests, home to thousands of species found nowhere else
By Herp News One of the richest ecosystems on the planet may not survive a hotter climate without human help, according to a sobering new paper in the open source journal PLoS ONE. Although little-studied compared to lowland rainforests, the cloud forests of the Andes are known to harbor explosions of life, including thousands of […]
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Rare lizard breeds for first time
By Herp News One of the world's rarest lizards has been bred in the UK for the first time. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Primates of the World: An Illustrated Guide – book review
By Herp News Primates of the World: An Illustrated Guide is stunning. There is simply no better way I can think of to gain an appreciation of the primate family than to peruse Primates of the World: An Illustrated Guide. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Four new species of ‘legless lizards’ discovered living on the edge
By Herp News Legless lizards evolved on five continents to burrow in loose soil and sand, but are rarely seen because they live underground. Hence the surprise when biologists found four new species in California, living in marginal areas like downtown Bakersfield, San Joaquin Valley oil fields and west of the runways at the airport. […]
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Return of Eastern Pacific hawksbill sea turtle puzzles scientists
The Eastern Pacific hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), thought to be all but extinct, is making a comeback to Central America’s Gulf of Fonseca. How did it happen? No one knows. From Fox News Latino: The Eastern Pacific Hawksbill sea turtle was considered critically endangered until about seven years ago, with many scientists considering the species […]
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