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Archive for September, 2014


   Sep 21

Turtle Beach releases Ear Force Z60 gaming headset for PC, Mac

By Herp News Turtle Beach released the Ear Force Z60 headset last week, a pair of headphones that the company first unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Made to handle the surround sound needs for video games, music and movies, the headphones utilize DTS Headphone:X 7.1 surround sound. Turtle Beach does this without […]

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   Sep 19

East Texas Herpetological Society Conference, Reptile Sale & Educational Exhibit set for Sept. 19-21

By Herp News What was that lizard on the side of house? Or how about that turtle in the ditch? Or that snake in the backyard? Want to find out? For more than two decades, the East Texas Herpetological Society has Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

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   Sep 19

Amazon Turtles 'Talk' to Their Tots

By Herp News Brian Horne is coordinator of turtle conservation for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). WCS manages the Bronx Zoo, the New York Aquarium and other sites, in addition to its global conservation work. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 19

Lonesome No More: George the Giant Tortoise on Public Display in NYC

By Herp News With head held high outside of his enormous shell, the giant tortoise proudly looks out from his rock-strewn box at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City. The last known giant tortoise from the island of Pinta in the Galápagos archipelago, George died of old age in June […]

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   Sep 19

East Texas Herpetological Society Conference, Reptile Sale & Educational Exhibit set for Sept. 19-21

By Herp News What was that lizard on the side of house? Or how about that turtle in the ditch? Or that snake in the backyard? Want to find out? For more than two decades, the East Texas Herpetological Society has Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

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   Sep 19

Turtle Beach Ear Force® Z60 – the First PC Gaming Headset with DTS Headphone:X 7.1 Surround Sound – is Now Available …

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Sept. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach, the leading audio brand in the video games industry, today announced that the Z60 PC gaming headset is now available in stores and through online retailers. The Z60, which was unveiled at the CES trade show in January 2014, is the first PC gaming […]

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   Sep 19

Herp Video of the Week: Lizard Greets Man Like a Dog!

Check out this video “Lizard Greets Man Like a Dog,” 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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   Sep 19

East Texas Herpetological Society Conference, Reptile Sale & Educational Exhibit set for Sept. 19-21

By Herp News What was that lizard on the side of house? Or how about that turtle in the ditch? Or that snake in the backyard? Want to find out? For more than two decades, the East Texas Herpetological Society has Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

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   Sep 18

East Texas Herpetological Society Conference, Reptile Sale & Educational Exhibit set for Sept. 19-21

By Herp News What was that lizard on the side of house? Or how about that turtle in the ditch? Or that snake in the backyard? Want to find out? For more than two decades, the East Texas Herpetological Society has Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

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   Sep 18

Speedy Lizard Outraces Global Warming

By Herp News A Bahamanian lizard has shown the ability to adapt to higher temperatures — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 18

Endangered frog finally recognized

After nearly a quarter century, the Oregon spotted frog has been designated a protected species. From Scientific American: It only took 23 years but the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) has finally gained protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The small, aquatic frogs—which only reach about 100 millimeters in length—have been considered candidates for […]

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   Sep 18

Reptile Rendezvous

By Herp News Used in moderation, reptile skin adds a chic sense of style and intrigue in both the fashion and design world. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 17

Alligator report is false, but police do get one 'aggressive' lizard

By Herp News Police officers responding to reports Monday of an alligator on the loose in Huntington Park were probably relieved when they found themselves wrangling a 3-foot-long Tegu lizard instead. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 17

Cruiser the 90-pound stolen tortoise is back home, still 'a little upset'

By Herp News Karen Short got the surprise of a lifetime early Wednesday when her beloved 90-pound tortoise, Cruiser, was returned unharmed six days after he was stolen from her yard. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 17

Cruiser the 90-pound stolen tortoise is back home, still 'a little upset'

By Herp News Karen Short got the surprise of a lifetime early Wednesday when her beloved 90-pound tortoise, Cruiser, was returned unharmed six days after he was stolen from her yard. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 17

Alligator report is false, but police do get one 'aggressive' lizard

By Herp News Police officers responding to reports Monday of an alligator on the loose in Huntington Park were probably relieved when they found themselves wrangling a 3-foot-long Tegu lizard instead. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 17

Conservation group works with locals to save endangered crocs

The Wildlife Conservation Society released seventeen endangered Siamese crocodiles in Laos as part of their program to work with local villages to strengthen the crocodile population. From National Geographic: The release of the crocodiles is part of the Community-based Crocodile Recovery and Livelihood Improvement Project, designed and implemented by WCS’s Lao PDR Program. ”The program […]

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   Sep 17

The quick and the dead among tropical reptiles

By Herp News Some tropical reptiles may be able to adapt quickly to climate change rather than go extinct as widely expected, a study finds. The research is the first direct measurement of climate-driven natural selection on the thermal physiology of a wildlife species — in other words, survival of the fittest in an increasingly […]

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   Sep 17

A giant in New York. Lonesome George returns from the dead

By Herp News Lonesome George, the worlds most famous tortoise, goes on display at the American Museum of Natural History. He might be dead, but he will not be forgotten When I first met Lonesome George, I will admit he didnt leave much of an impression. But there was a story about him that did. […]

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   Sep 17

Reward increased for info about tortoise death

By Herp News A threatened desert tortoise was shot and killed in August and the reward for information about it has quadrupled.                 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 16

Malayan tiger population plunges to just 250-340 individuals

By Herp News Malaysia is on the edge of losing its tigers, and the world is one step nearer to losing another tiger subspecies: the Malayan tiger. Camera trap surveys from 2010-2013 have estimated that only 250-340 Malayan tigers remain, potentially a halving of the previous estimate of 500 individuals. Go to Source …read more […]

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   Sep 16

Large reptile caught roaming Huntington Park

By Herp News A large reptile roaming around a Huntington Park neighborhood has been caught, but it's unknown how he got there. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 16

Reward in tortoise shooting case increases to $2,300

By Herp News FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — A reward has increased to over $2,300 to help solve the killing of a desert tortoise. The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking for the public's help to determine who shot a protected desert tortoise near the Beeline Highway, about 15 miles north of Fountain Hills. Biologists found […]

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   Sep 16

Deadly fungus spreading to snakes?

A fungal disease responsible for killing millions of bats may have spread to snakes. From Saporta Report: Bats are dying from the white-nose disease, which has killed an estimated 5.7 million bats and driven one species found in Georgia to the brink of extinction. Researchers plan to count the bat population in Rabun County next […]

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   Sep 16

Rare turtle seen in sea off Scotland

By Herp News A rare turtle that nests in the tropics is spotted in the sea off Scotland by a group of anglers fishing for tuna. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 15

Endangered turtle pops up outside the Golden Gate, about 2,000 miles from home

By Herp News An endangered Pacific green turtle somehow ended up hundreds of miles from home outside the Golden Gate recently, possibly drawn by warmer-than-normal ocean waters. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 15

Bizarre lizard newest victim of reptile pet trade

By Herp News If you’ve never heard of the earless monitor lizard, you’re not alone: this cryptic lizard has long-escaped the attention of the larger public. But over the past couple years its bizarre appearance has been splashed across social media sites for reptile collectors. While this decidedly-quirky attention may seem benign, it could actually […]

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   Sep 15

Turtle races added to Greater Andover Days

By Herp News On your mark…get set…CRAWL!Area turtle owners, it's time to get your pet turtle into racing shape and prepare for the return of turtle racing to the Greater Andover Days! Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 15

Turtle Mountain tribe building new heritage center

By Herp News The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is preparing to start construction on a multimillion-dollar heritage center. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 15

Protected areas do work, concludes study

By Herp News Protected areas are working. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of over 80 different studies on the efficacy of parks and nature reserves in safeguarding wildlife. Published in the open access journal, PLOS ONE, the new study finds that in general protected areas house higher abundances of wildlife as well as […]

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   Sep 15

Ancient Flying Reptile Resembled Ikran From Avatar Movie

By Herp News John Hopton for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Fossils discovered in China are providing clues to a species of flying reptile that may have had a jaw pouch for catching and storing food. The pterosaurs lived around 120 million years ago and scientists working on the project noted that as well as […]

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   Sep 15

Unusual mutation found in wild snake

A rare two-headed snake was found by a Turkish farmer. From BBC News: The young snake appears to belong to the Coluber genus of thin-bodied, fast-moving snakes commonly known as racers. Cuneyt Alpguven, who works at Antalya Aquarium’s reptile house, says two-headed snakes are very rare and have little chance of surviving in the wild. […]

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   Sep 14

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By Herp News MIRI: All key sea turtle sites should have a volunteer tourism programme to protect its dwindling population. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 14

Reptile rescue group to find home for snake found in Pescadero

By Herp News A snake found under a car outside a school in Pescadero has been taken in by a reptile rescue organization that will try to find it a long-term home, according to the Peninsula Humane Society. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 14

Meet the ancient 'dragon'

By Herp News A sprawling ancient flying reptile looked so much like a dragon that could have flown alongside the aerial predators called “ikran” in the film “Avatar” that its discoverers named the newfound beast after these mountain banshees. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 14

Ancient flying reptile named after 'Avatar' creature

By Herp News By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – (This story has been refiled to fix a typo in the last letter of the genus name, Ikrandraco instead of Ikrandraci) Some of the most visually stunning sequences from director James Cameron's blockbuster movie “Avatar” involved graceful flying creatures that were ridden by blue human-like beings […]

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   Sep 14

State tweaks rules to help save the underdog gopher tortoise

By Herp News Gopher tortoise facts ♦ Gopher tortoise burrows average 7 feet deep and 15 feet long but may be more than 40 feet long. ♦ A tortoise may have multiple burrows within the area it spends most of its time. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

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   Sep 13

Sausalito fishermen find rare sea turtle

By Herp News A boat of salmon fishermen unexpectedly snagged a rare green sea turtle while fishing for salmon outside the Golden Gate Bridge. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday that the turtle is usually found off the shores of Mexico and the Galapagos island. A fisherman aboard the Sausalito, California-based Lusty Lady snagged the […]

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   Sep 13

Northern California fishermen find rare sea turtle

By Herp News A boat of salmon fishermen unexpectedly snagged a rare green sea turtle while fishing for salmon outside the Golden Gate Bridge. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Sep 12

Montana turtle ban sparks Texas rescue mission

By Herp News Here’s a national issue in which Montana has raced out in front of the pack: turtles. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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