By Herp News Scientists have found that a newly identified and highly infectious tadpole disease is found in a diverse range of frog populations across the world. The discovery sheds new light on some of the threats facing fragile frog populations, which are in decline worldwide. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]
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Aug 10
Aug 10
Re-thinking ‘adaptive radiation,’ one of biology’s most important concepts
By Herp News A lizard lineage which has evolved over the last 19 million years has helped scientists to re-think one of the most important concepts of modern biology: adaptive radiation. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Herp Photo of the Day: Woma Python
Mondays are rough even for this Woma in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Tkrush12 ! Go out and find some beauty this weekend and share it with us! Be sure to tell Tkrush12 you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could […]
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The inner lives of animals: new book tackles a long-neglected mystery
By Herp News Carl Safina has created a literary career writing books about the ocean, whether tracing the life of an albatross named Ameila, chasing after sea turtles in the Pacific, or following the seasons at his beachside home on Long Island.But his newest book, Carl Safina. Photo by: Michael Lutch. Employing the newest science, […]
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Man selling baby orangutans on Facebook arrested in Sumatra
By Herp News [dropcap type=”2″]A[/dropcap] wildlife trafficker was arrested in a sting in Indonesia’s Aceh province after trying to sell three baby Sumatran orangutans through Facebook.Authorities apprehended the 29-year-old man, a student at a local state-run university, after conservationists from the Centre for Orangutan Protection engaged him on the social media platform and learned where […]
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My First Albino Snake: Albino Green Keelback Snake
I think I really don’t need to describe how much a snake lover is fascinated by albino snakes because, all my reptile lover friends reading this blog know that awesome feeling very well when we see an albino snake. In a country like India, where you can’t keep reptiles as pets, it is very rare […]
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Snake fungus now confirmed in 9 states
A fatal fungal disease that has been running rampant in snake populations on the east coast and has been found as far west as Illinois has now been identified in at least nine states. The disease can cause crusty scabs and lesions, sometimes on the head. Although it affects a number of species, it’s especially […]
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