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Archive for March, 2015


   Mar 04

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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   Mar 04

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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   Mar 04

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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   Mar 03

Premiere UK athletic training ground lodge put on hold due to newts

Planned for the Tottenham Hotspur football club, a new athletic facility has halted development because the land is home to great crested newts. From the Irish Mirror: “Surveys confirmed the presence of a medium-sized breeding population of great crested newt within the pond on site, and individual long-eared and common pipistrelle bats roosting in the […]

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   Mar 03

Chicken turtles wander, but they aren't lost

It was late spring, in the Apalachicola National Forest (ANF) and I happened to have an hour to kill before meeting Kenny for a couple of days of herping. I was within a few miles of a favorite puddle, so decided to stop by for a hurried visit. During the winter this bit of water […]

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   Mar 03

Herp Photo of the Day: Hatchling spiny turtle

This hatchling Gulf Coast spiny softshell gives us just enough of the “awwws” to make it through a Tuesday in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user gambusia! Be sure to tell gambusia you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them […]

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   Mar 02

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as …

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of Feb. 28, 2015, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $4.2 billion and its unaudited ne Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Mar 02

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update …

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Feb. 28, 2015, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $383.7 million and its unaudit Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Mar 02

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update …

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Feb. 28, 2015, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $383.7 million and its unaudit Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Mar 02

Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of Feb. 28, 2015

By Herp News Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Feb. 28, 2015, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.1 billion and its unaudited net asset value Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Mar 02

Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of Feb. 28, 2015

By Herp News Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Feb. 28, 2015, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.1 billion and its unaudited net asset value Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Mar 02

Giant panda population rises by nearly 17 percent

By Herp News One of the most iconic animals on the planet got good news this week. The world’s giant panda population has risen by 268 individuals over the last decade, hitting a total of 1,864 animals, according to China’s fourth decadal survey. This represents a total rise of 16.8 percent. Go to Source …read […]

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   Mar 02

For lizards it's not what you say, it's when you say it

Using computer models of jacky dragons, researchers have learned it’s the order of a jacky dragon’s movement that makes communication possible. From Johns Hopkins: Woo and Rieucau conducted a playback experiment using computer animations of lizard displays. They created three simulated animations of lizards that differed in their shape and skin texture and performed the […]

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   Mar 02

Herp Photo of the Day: Tegu

This tegu is ready to take on the day in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tristen! Be sure to tell tristen 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 No […]

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