By Herp News More than a half century after claims that a new frog species existed in New York and New Jersey were dismissed, a team of scientists has proven that the frog is living in wetlands from Connecticut to North Carolina and are naming it after the ecologist who first noticed it. Go to […]
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Oct 30
Oct 30
The secret behind this shot
By Herp News The snake handler who orchestrated this famous scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark tells how he kept Harrison Ford from being bitten. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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U.S. to monitor turtle exports in face of booming global trade
By Herp News By Barbara Liston ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – There were lots of snickers when a Chinese-Canadian man was caught trying to leave the United States with 51 turtles hidden in his sweatpants, but the case illustrated the serious threat facing native species from the booming international turtle trade, federal scientists said on Thursday. To […]
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Pet trade likely responsible for killer salamander fungus
By Herp News As if amphibians weren’t facing enough—a killer fungal disease, habitat destruction, pollution, and global warming—now scientists say that a second fungal disease could spell disaster for dozens, perhaps hundreds, of species. A new paper finds that this disease has the potential to wipe out salamanders and newts across Europe, the Middle East, […]
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The Search for Lost Frogs: one of conservation’s most exciting expeditions comes to life in new book
By Herp News One of the most exciting conservation initiatives in recent years was the Search for Lost Frogs in 2010. The brainchild of scientist, photographer, and frog-lover, Robin Moore, the initiative brought a sense of hope—and excitement—to a whole group of animals often ignored by the global public—and media outlets. Now, Moore has written […]
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Learning to love scales and tails in Brisbane
By Herp News Indiana Jones needn't have worried when he ventured into that cobra pit in The Temple of Doom. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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12 year old newt lover to present studies in Edinburgh
How old were you when you started studying herps? Callum Ullman-Smith has been at it for years – and he’s only twelve. From The Press and Journal: He has dedicated his free time over the past three years studying a set of nine rock pools on the shore of Loch Alsh, near Reraig. His Loch […]
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Two new lizard species found in Queensland rainforest
By Herp News Cape Melville rainbow skink and Cape Melville bar-lipped skink bring the tally of species unknown to science that have been found in small, remote area to eight Two species of lizard previously unknown to science have been uncovered in a remote part of far north Queensland. Dr Conrad Hoskin, a researcher at […]
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Hiss… handle with care
By Herp News A team from the Ooty-based NGO, Wildlife and Nature Conservation Trust, imparted hands-on training to fire fighters and field-level Forest Department officials to rescue a snake. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Plump turtles swim better: First models of swimming animals
By Herp News Bigger is better, if you’re a leatherback sea turtle. For the first time, researchers have measured the forces that act on a swimming animal and the energy the animal must expend to move through the water. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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