By Herp News Africa is famous for its lions and other large carnivores, but populations are dwindling and even vanishing all over the continent. A new study published in mongabay.com’s open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science quantifies the disappearance of the lion (Panthera leo), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), and wild dog (Lycaon pictus) from 41 protected areas […]
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Jul 14
Jul 14
Hopi rattler: an orange rattler crossing the path
The desert sun was dropping quickly behind a sizable butte. Within minutes the searing heat of the day would begin to cool. The beauty of an orange sunset spread quickly over an orange land that would soon give way to dusk. Full darkness would follow soon and we intended to be road-hunting as the changes […]
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Homing lizards: how do trunk-ground anoles find their way home?
Trunk-ground anoles removed from their trees find their way back home, but now one knows how they do it. From the New York times: Several years ago, Dr. Leal was studying competition between two species. If he removed all of the trunk-ground anoles, he wondered, would the trunk-crown lizards extend their territory farther down the […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Mata Mata
A truly prehistoric looking creature, our spotlight turns on the mighty Mata Mata in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Geo! Be sure to tell Geo 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 […]
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