By Herp News A new study has shown that the dottyback, a small predatory reef fish, can change the color of its body to imitate a variety of other reef fish species, allowing the dottyback to sneak up undetected and eat their young. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. […]
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Mar 19
Mar 19
The surprising similarities of eastern coral snakes
Unlike the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, eastern coral snakes have the same venom, no matter where they’re found. From Genes to Genomes: In a recent issue of GENETICS, Darin Rokyta and colleagues reported the results of a large survey of venom diversity across two snake species sharing nearly identical ranges and similar habitats in the southeastern […]
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The surprising similiarities of eastern coral snakes
Unlike the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, eastern coral snakes have the same venom mix, no matter where they’re found. From Genes to Genomes: In a recent issue of GENETICS, Darin Rokyta and colleagues reported the results of a large survey of venom diversity across two snake species sharing nearly identical ranges and similar habitats in the […]
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Beautiful in sight and sound
The ringing peeps of a vocalizing ornate chorus frog, Pseudacris ornata, lack the upward slurring of the much more common spring peeper. Although only one and one quarter inches in length, the ornate chorus frog, a heavy bodied species, looks larger. And this little frog of the southeastern United States, in some of its many […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Gopher snake
This male Cape gopher snake shows off some intense colors in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pitparade! Be sure to tell pitparade 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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These 15 animal species have the lowest chance for survival
By Herp News Climbing rats, seabirds and tropical gophers are among the 15 animal species that are at the absolute greatest risk of becoming extinct very soon. Expertise and money is needed to save them and other highly threatened species. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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