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There's another missing reptile in the metro region.
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Another Reptile AWOL in Metro
Turtle Beach Unveils New Gaming Headsets and Partnerships at E3
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SAN DIEGO, June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Turtle Beach, the leading audio brand in the video games industry, today announced that a broad lineup of new headsets and partnerships spanning Xbox, PlayStation …
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Invasive lizards could threaten Florida’s nesting reptiles
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Researcher cameras capture tegu lizards swiping alligator eggs from nests in South Florida. The Argentine black and white tegu, which can grow 4 feet or more, is already found in areas populated by threatened species, including the Eastern indigo snake, Cape Sable seaside sparrow and gopher tortoise. And if the tegus’ range expands, the list of native species potentially at risk could grow to include sea turtles, shore birds and ground-nesting migratory birds.
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Scientists find 120 million-year-old reptile eggs in China
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Scientists in China have found five well-preserved reptile eggs still intact more than 100 million years after they were laid. It's believed they belong to the ancient pterosaur — a reptile that roamed the Earth more than 120 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. (Via YouTube / American Museum of Natural History ) LiveScience notes that until now scientists had only found four …
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Another Reptile AWOL in Metro
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There's another missing reptile in the metro region. After news last week that a red foot tortoise named Strawberry Shortcake had gone missing in Mount Pearl, a woman in Conception Bay South says her pet turtle has been missing for two days from her home on Franks Road, near Legion Road.
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New species has its anus behind its head
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In the dark caves of southern Indiana in the United States, scientists have discovered a new species of cavefish that are blind, pinkish, and have their anus behind their heads. This peculiar new cavefish is the first to be described in North America in 40 years, and researchers have named it Amblyopsis hoosieri or Hoosier cavefish.
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Bears, cats, and mystery mammals: camera traps in ‘paper park’ prove its worth protecting
By Herp News
Can a single photograph change the fate of a park? A new conservation group, HabitatID, believes so, and is putting this belief into action. Setting up camera traps in Cambodia’s Virachey National Park, the group hopes that photos of charismatic and endangered species will help reinvigorate protection for a park that has been abandoned by conservation groups and underfunded by the government.
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Bears, cats, and mystery mammals: camera traps in ‘paper park’ prove its worth protecting
By Herp News
Can a single photograph change the fate of a park? A new conservation group, HabitatID, believes so, and is putting this belief into action. Setting up camera traps in Cambodia’s Virachey National Park, the group hopes that photos of charismatic and endangered species will help reinvigorate protection for a park that has been abandoned by conservation groups and underfunded by the government.
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Scientists find 120 million-year-old reptile eggs in China
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Scientists in China have found five well-preserved reptile eggs still intact more than 100 million years after they were laid. It's believed they belong to the ancient pterosaur — a reptile that roamed the Earth more than 120 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. (Via YouTube / American Museum of Natural History ) LiveScience notes that until now scientists had only found four …
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Turtle Beach Brings New Line of Feature-Rich PlayStation®4 Headsets to E3
By Herp News
SAN DIEGO, June 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Turtle Beach, the leading audio brand in the video games industry, today announced new gaming headsets designed for the popular PlayStation®4 console. The new headsets, which will be available in stores in the Fall of 2014, will be on display at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles at Booth #1447 in the South Hall from June 10 to 12 …
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Scientists find 120 million-year-old reptile eggs in China
By Herp News
Scientists in China have found five well-preserved reptile eggs still intact more than 100 million years after they were laid. It's believed they belong to the ancient pterosaur — a reptile that roamed the Earth more than 120 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. (Via YouTube / American Museum of Natural History ) LiveScience notes that until now scientists had only found four …
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120 million-year-old reptile eggs found in China
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Scientists in China have found five well-preserved reptile eggs still intact more than 100 million years after they were laid.
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Did you hear the one about the 2,500-pound snake?
Want to start your week off with a herp-themed laugh? Read this Wired story about the biggest snake who ever existed, and its messed-up social media campaign.
Have fun, and a great week, too! …read more
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First intact skull of Mediterranean worm lizard found: Skull of new species sheds light on Mediterranean worm lizard evolution
By Herp News
The first intact skull of a Mediterranean worm lizard has been found in Spain, according to a new study. Only isolated fragments of fossil Mediterranean worm lizards have previously been found in Europe, and currently, our limited knowledge of their evolution is mainly based on molecular studies. The worm lizard is a limbless, scaled reptile and categorized in the genus Blanus in the Mediterranean.
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Crooning in the concrete jungle: Taiwan’s frogs use drains to amplify mating calls
By Herp News
As our cities continue to grow many animal species have to choose to abandon their changing habitats or adapt to their new setting. In Taiwan the tiny mientien tree frog (Kurixalus diootocus) is making the most of its new situation by using city storm drains to amplify mating calls.
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Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund (TORIX) Celebrates its Three Year Anniversary and Receives Morningstar Rating
By Herp News
The Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund today announced its third anniversary and that TORIX has received a Five-Star Overall Morningstar RatingTM out of 26 funds in the Energy Limited Partnership category based on three-year risk-adjusted performance ending 5/31/14.
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Ancient reptile eggs shed light on how Pterosaurs nested like modern-day birds
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The five intact eggs were found in the Xinjiang province, China and all belonged to a previously unknown pterosaur species, Hamipterus tianshanensis.
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Will ecotourism be good for the Turtle Islands?
By Herp News
The government has announced that ecotourism projects are being planned for three of the six major islands in the municipality of Turtle Islands.
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Herp Video of the Week: Iguana eating grapes!
Check out this video “Iguana eating grapes,” submitted by kingsnake.com user Minuet.
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Turtle Beach Announces Elite Membership Program
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SAN DIEGO, June 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach, the leading audio brand in the video games industry, today announced the Elite Membership Program, an exclusive offering available with all Turtle …
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First intact skull of Mediterranean worm lizard found: Skull of new species sheds light on Mediterranean worm lizard …
By Herp News
The first intact skull of a Mediterranean worm lizard has been found in Spain, according to a new study. Only isolated fragments of fossil Mediterranean worm lizards have previously been found in Europe, and currently, our limited knowledge of their evolution is mainly based on molecular studies. The worm lizard is a limbless, scaled reptile and categorized in the genus Blanus in the …
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Next big idea in forest conservation? Work locally, relentlessly, and, if necessary, ignore the government
By Herp News
In 1997, Gabriella Fredriksson, then a young PhD student, was studying sun bears in East Kalamantan, Indonesia, when massive forest fires broke out in the park. ‘It quickly became clear that there was no government agency, NGO, or private company in the area interested in assisting putting out these fires, which were threatening to burn down the entire reserve,’ Fredriksson told mongabay.com.
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Monster Queensland crocodile, Jock the croc, bound for Dubai shopping mall zoo
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A five-metre crocodile that has called central Queensland home for three decades is on its way to the Middle East.
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400km-trip tortoise escapes pulping
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A tortoise thought to have travelled almost 300 miles in the back of a lorry from Devon is saved moments before being pulped at a Norfolk recycling plant.
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An egg-traordinary find! Ancient reptile eggs shed light on how mysterious Pterosaurs nested like modern-day birds
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The five intact eggs were found in the Xinjiang province, China and all belonged to a previously unknown pterosaur species, Hamipterus tianshanensis.
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First 3D Flying-Reptile Eggs Discovered in China
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The first three-dimensionally preserved eggs of ancient winged reptiles that lived more than 100 million years ago have been unearthed in China. Five intact eggs were found, along with dozens or more adult fossils, of a new type of pterosaur, a group of prehistoric winged reptiles that dominated the skies during the time of dinosaurs. “We found a lot of pterosaur bones which belong to different …
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28 new species of reptile discovered in Southeast Asia
Scientists recently discovered 28 new species of reptile in the Mekong Delta, bringing the total of new species discovered in Southeast Asia to 367. One of the new species is a primitive viper known as the White Head Burmese Viper, Azemiops kharini.
From the World Wildlife Foundation’s report:
The venomous species is thought to be a primitive viper species because it has an elliptically shaped, flattened head; enlarged head plates; smooth dorsal scales; folding front fangs; the absence of heat-sensing pits; and a coiled venom gland duct in adults.
The species can be found in dense bamboo and tree-fern groves interspersed with open, sun-lit zones, and usually inhabits deep leaf litter that accumulates near fallen trees. Its diet consists mostly of rodents that are associated with quick-flowing mountain streams. The genus is known to inhabit cooler mountainous areas at altitudes of up to 1000 m, as well as disturbed areas, including agricultural lands and secondary forests.
Read the full report and view images of all the new species here.
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Turtle saved after high speed chase
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Two brothers, ages 18 and 21, from Detroit could be arraigned as soon as Thursday for a wild high speed police chase on I-96.
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UPDATE: $500 reward for stolen turtle
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By: Dee DeQuattroEmail: ddequattro@abc6.comTwitter: @deedequattroFall River Police have released a surveillance photo of a man they believe to be behind the theft of a beloved turtle from the Fall River library. The 13-year-old turtle was stolen on Saturday night. Police believe the suspect hid behind a stack of books until the library closed, then made away with the beloved reptile.The man is …
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Flying Squirrel, Rainbow Lizard Among 367 New Species Found in Mekong
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Researchers working in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia discovered 367 new species between 2012-2013, and are finding them at a rate of one new species every two days.
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Colorful bird on remote Indonesian islands should be classified as distinct species, say scientists
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A colorful bird found on the Wakatobi islands south of Sulawesi in Indonesia is sufficiently distinct from birds in nearby areas to be classified as a unique species, argue scientists writing in the current issue of the open-access journal PLoS ONE.
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First intact skull of Mediterranean worm lizard found
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( PLOS ) The first intact skull of a Mediterranean worm lizard has been found in Spain.
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11-Million-Year-Old Weird Worm Lizard Discovered
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This family, known as blanids, includes the only worm lizards found on land in Europe, said study researcher Arnau Bolet, a doctoral student at the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont in Barcelona. “Thus, the study of a complete fossil skull more than 11 million years old was an unprecedented opportunity.” [The 12 Weirdest Animal Discoveries] Worm lizards are found around the world …
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Turtle hospital scores grant
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Shell Canada is awarding the Georgian Bay Turtle Hospital with a $50,000 grant. The hospital has been struggling to become a functional rehabilitation centre.
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Ancient 900-pound croc named after Tolkein monster
A newly identified extinct reptile known as a dyrosaur has been named after a literary monster.
From Live Science:
It was 16 feet (4.8 meters) long and tipped the scales at 900 lbs. (408 kilograms). With a blunt snout and powerful bite, it ate turtles and battled monster snakes. Now this extinct dyrosaur, a type of crocodilian, which roamed an ancient rainforest a few million years after the dinosaurs died, has a scientific name.
It’s called Anthracosuchus balrogus after the fiery Balrog that lurked deep in the Middle-Earth mines of Moria in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel “The Lord of the Rings.”
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Office Intern
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The Asian Turtle Program was established in 1998 and incorporated into the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo/Cleveland Zoological Society’s Asia regional program in 2003.
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Four donors pledge $80 million for big cats
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Four donors from around the world have pledged $80 million to cat conservation group, Panthera. The money will fund projects working to preserve tigers, lions, jaguars, cheetahs, leopards, snow leopards, and cougars over ten years.
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Frankie Tortoise Tails – Chance of Carrots
Just as distracting as a flea to a cat, so a new object in a yard draws the attention of a sulcata tortoise: specifically, Frankie the tortoise.
Frankie has finely deemed the back yard worthy. With warm and sunny days now abundant, Frankie has taken to walking his yard, every inch, every day, for hours on end. Frankie is completely familiar with his yard’s unique terrain, tree placement, where various objects sit, best basking spots in the morning, best basking spot in the afternoon, and the idea place to sit and cool off. 
No one can see me. I look like wood.
If something is out of place Frankie will attempt to rectify the situation. To me, it just looks like Frankie is dragging tables and pushing over chairs. He calls it Property Management.
In the morning Frankie does property inspection and if all is well he will do his marathon walk all the way around the yard, reverse all the way around the yard, up and down the slopes, side to side on the slopes, and (if I am lucky) an accidental slide down the slope. Such feats of fortitude deserve tribute and rewards: A carrot, one a day, if at all possible.
Frankie visits the patio door which goes inside the house (where his staff resides). Frankie announces his presence at the back door by walking half on and half off the threshold dragging his shell against the door just in-case I have not noticed his presence. He walks face right into the back door window peering inside to see if there is any chance of carrots. 
I can has carrot?
All this is nice to see as I could tell during the last few months that Frankie wasn’t quite sure this was his home or just a temporary stop. There is no question now: the backyard operates under the Frankie Rules.
Greg and I are not quite finished getting Frankie’s yard ready. I am still planting grass. Greg put up his weather station and is working on a second Frankie cam installation. Leaves are raked weekly. Drainage has to be improved. Busy work for Greg and I, and Frankie ever underfoot.
After every rain I have to clear debris from the fence line at the bottom of the slope. If I am lucky I work on my own but most of the time Frankie supervises. Frankie supervises by trampling trash bags full of debris. I switched to the orange bucket that Greta & LD bought for Frankie which he has ignored….until I filled the orange bucket with tree debris.
Frankie now uses the debris-filled orange bucket as a battering ram target. I’m not using it any more nor have I emptied the bucket out as I am afraid Frankie may …read more
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Ancient 900-Pound 'Monster' Anthracosuchus Balrogus Crocodile Named After Lord of the Rings
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The reptile, discovered in the same layer of rock as the Titanoboa fossil in the Cerrejon coal mine of northern Colombia, has been named after the “demons of terror” Balrogs characters in the Lord of the Rings. “Much like that giant beast, Anthracosuchus balrogus was awakened from deep within a mine after 60 million years trapped within the rocks of tropical South America,” researcher Jonathan …
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Melting glacier reveals fish-lizard fossils
Climate change may not be good for the wildlife we’ve still got, but the melting glaciers it’s causing are revealing some pretty cool fossils.
From HuffPo:
Dozens of nearly complete skeletons of prehistoric marine reptiles have been uncovered near a melting glacier in southern Chile.
Scientists found 46 specimens from four different species of extinct ichthyosaurs. These creatures, whose Greek name means “fish lizards,” were a group of large, fast-swimming marine reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era, about 245 million to 90 million years ago.
The newly discovered skeletons are from both embryos and adults. The creatures, likely killed during a series of catastrophic mudslides, were preserved in deep-sea sediments that were later exposed by the melting glacier, the researchers said in the study, published May 22 in the journal Geological Society of America Bulletin.
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