By Herp News The Endangered Lear’s Macaw (Anodorhynchus leari). Birds, loved for their plumage and their songs, are among the most trafficked of all animal species in Latin America. Photo by Joao Quental licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith its spectacularly diverse ecosystems, rare and endemic species, remote terrain, often loophole-riddled […]
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Nov 04
Nov 04
Meet Cuba's Newest Amphibian
Photo: Cuba HeadlinesScientists have announced the discovery of a new species of small frog only about 14 mm long, near Guantanamo, Cuba. First found in 2014, scientists have now officially named the newly discovered amphibian Eleutherodactylus beguei. “This vertebrate has close to brown coloration. Its natural habitat is the soil moist, hence its survival in […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Leachianus
This Nuu Ana Leachianus seems so very curious in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user MikeRusso . Be sure to tell them 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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