By Herp News A pair of studies show that the deadly fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, responsible for the extinction of more than 200 amphibian species worldwide, has coexisted harmlessly with animals in Illinois and Korea for more than a century. The research will help biologists better understand the disease caused by Bd, chytridiomycosis, and the conditions […]
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Mar 04
Mar 04
Utah company scores with bat grip tape in baseball, taking a page from cycling
By Herp News The Tour de France is a long way from the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training clubhouse. Lizard Skins started selling cycling accessories such as handlebar grip tape back in 1993 and now distributes to 84 countries. The company says its bat grip tape combines softness and tackiness while reducing vibration. “It's gone […]
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WTF, Spring? Deals, deals, and more deals!
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Last ditch: Mexico finally gets serious about saving the vaquita
By Herp News There are likely less than 100 vaquita on the planet. Found only in the northern pocket of the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, the vaquita is a tiny, shy porpoise that has been brought to the very edge of extinction due to drowning in gillnets used for shrimping. But after years of […]
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Utah company scores with bat grip tape in baseball, taking a page from cycling
By Herp News The Tour de France is a long way from the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training clubhouse. Lizard Skins started selling cycling accessories such as handlebar grip tape back in 1993 and now distributes to 84 countries. The company says its bat grip tape combines softness and tackiness while reducing vibration. “It's gone […]
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Nurseries for poison dart frogs dug by feral pigs
Sometimes the key to healthy poison dart frog populations is a pig playing in the mud. From BBC Earth: Typically, female poison dart (dendrobatid) frogs lay eggs on land. Once the tadpoles hatch, male frogs, their fathers, then carry them to small nursery pools. But these pools may be short-lived, and the frogs are too […]
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As spring approaches, herpers need to change gears
Now that winter is almost over here in the South, and with it the wonderful mass migrations of all our Ambystomatid salamanders, it is now time to change gears and focus on another group of cool amphibians: Pseudacris! Although this genus is not a salamander, these neat little frogs are out in full force right […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Gharials
Gotta love seeing a breeding group of gharials in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Lucky 7! Be sure to tell Lucky 7 you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake […]
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Turtle Bay settles SEIS lawsuit over development plans
By Herp News Turtle Bay Resort announced Tuesday the settlement of a lawsuit brought by Keep the North Shore Country challenging the City and County of Honolulu's acceptance of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the resort's proposed development plans. Full terms of the settlement were not released, but Turtle Bay Resort has agreed to […]
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