By Herp News The first intact skull of a Mediterranean worm lizard has been found in Spain, according to a new study. Only isolated fragments of fossil Mediterranean worm lizards have previously been found in Europe, and currently, our limited knowledge of their evolution is mainly based on molecular studies. The worm lizard is a […]
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Jun 06
Jun 06
Crooning in the concrete jungle: Taiwan’s frogs use drains to amplify mating calls
By Herp News As our cities continue to grow many animal species have to choose to abandon their changing habitats or adapt to their new setting. In Taiwan the tiny mientien tree frog (Kurixalus diootocus) is making the most of its new situation by using city storm drains to amplify mating calls. Go to Source […]
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Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund (TORIX) Celebrates its Three Year Anniversary and Receives Morningstar Rating
By Herp News The Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund today announced its third anniversary and that TORIX has received a Five-Star Overall Morningstar RatingTM out of 26 funds in the Energy Limited Partnership category based on three-year risk-adjusted performance ending 5/31/14. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]
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Ancient reptile eggs shed light on how Pterosaurs nested like modern-day birds
By Herp News The five intact eggs were found in the Xinjiang province, China and all belonged to a previously unknown pterosaur species, Hamipterus tianshanensis. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Will ecotourism be good for the Turtle Islands?
By Herp News The government has announced that ecotourism projects are being planned for three of the six major islands in the municipality of Turtle Islands. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Herp Video of the Week: Iguana eating grapes!
Check out this video “Iguana eating grapes,” submitted by kingsnake.com user Minuet. Submit your own reptile & amphibian videos at http://www.kingsnake.com/video/ and you could see them featured here or check out all the videos submitted by other users! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Turtle Beach Announces Elite Membership Program
By Herp News SAN DIEGO, June 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach, the leading audio brand in the video games industry, today announced the Elite Membership Program, an exclusive offering available with all Turtle … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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First intact skull of Mediterranean worm lizard found: Skull of new species sheds light on Mediterranean worm lizard …
By Herp News The first intact skull of a Mediterranean worm lizard has been found in Spain, according to a new study. Only isolated fragments of fossil Mediterranean worm lizards have previously been found in Europe, and currently, our limited knowledge of their evolution is mainly based on molecular studies. The worm lizard is a […]
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