By Herp News Colorful, spiky and only a few inches long, three new lizard species discovered in the Andes may be the cutest dragon stand-ins on Earth Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Apr 06
Apr 06
Here Be Dragons: Tiny Lizard Species Found in the Andes
By Herp News Colorful, spiky and only a few inches long, three new lizard species discovered in the Andes may be the cutest dragon stand-ins on Earth. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Here Be Dragons: 3 Spiky Lizard Species Found in Andes
By Herp News The three new species were found in the cloud forests of Peru and Ecuador, an international research team reported today (April 6) in the journal ZooKeys. The team, led by Omar Torres-Carvajal of the Museo de Zoología QCAZ in Ecuador, also ferreted out the five other woodlizard species recorded in recent years. […]
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Here Be Dragons: 3 Spiky Lizard Species Found in Andes
By Herp News The three new species were found in the cloud forests of Peru and Ecuador, an international research team reported today (April 6) in the journal ZooKeys. The team, led by Omar Torres-Carvajal of the Museo de Zoología QCAZ in Ecuador, also ferreted out the five other woodlizard species recorded in recent years. […]
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Lizard's come-hither behaviour attracts from a distance
By Herp News The females of a reclusive endangered lizard species may be increasing their chances of finding a mate by engaging in unusual behaviour which attracts males from up to 100m away. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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USFWS refuses extension request on Lacey Act listing; USARK files for injunction
In a short unreasoned response, USFWS refused an extension request of the effective date (April 9, 2015) of the Lacey Act listing of reticulated pythons, green anacondas, Beni anacondas, and DeSchauensees Anacondas. USARK had requested an extension of the 30-day period from the date of the Lacey Act listing in the Federal Register. USFWS specified […]
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Black-and-white tegus exhibiting necrophilia
The first reported case of black-and-white tegu necrophilia occurred in Brazil. From the National Geographic: The scientist returned to the same spot the next afternoon. By that time, the corpse was bloated and had begun to rot and smell. But even the stench did not discourage another male black-and-white tegu from attempting to have sex […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Reticulated python
This reticulated python gets a little affection and help posing in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user DEATH! Be sure to tell DEATH 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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