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Fort Worth Zoo Releases 75 Louisiana Pine Snakes
Fort Worth Zoo Releases 75 Louisiana Pine Snakesby Joeby Ragpa - May. 20, 2024

Seventy five Louisiana Pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) were released May 9 into the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana by the Forth Worth Zoo. This ma...

Indian Star Tortoise Care and Breeding Tips
Indian Star Tortoise Care and Breeding Tipsby Joeby Ragpa - May. 05, 2024

The Indian star tortoise is an attractive species that was once considered difficult to maintain in captivity. Currently, due to captive breeding, Indian s...

Queen Snake Found in New Jersey After 50 Years Without a Sighting
Queen Snake Found in New Jersey After 50 Years Without a Sightingby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

New Jersey Pinelands Commission Herpetologist Jeff Dragon captured, photographed and released a queen snake (Regina septemvittata) after three years of loo...

Captive Care for Leopard Geckos
Captive Care for Leopard Geckosby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

Why is useful to know captive care for leopard gecko? Because of popularity of Eublepharis macularius continues. Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) are ...

EK 2023 survey UK species list & population data
EK 2023 survey UK species list & population databy Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

In 2023, Exotics Keeper Magazine ran the largest-scale survey of exotic pet keepers to date. After creating a robust online platform with a drop-down menu ...

India: an Amphibian Hotspot
India: an Amphibian Hotspotby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

Lecture on amphibian diversity of India as an amphibian Hotspot is planned on April 25, 2024. Speaker: S. D. Biju (Sathyabhama Das Biju) – Professor, Depar...

USFWS reopens public comment period on western pond turtle protections
USFWS reopens public comment period on western pond turtle protectionsby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the public comment period on the agency’s proposal to list the northwestern (Actinemys marmorata) and southwes...

When this beetle gets eaten by a frog, it heads for the ‘Back Door’
When this beetle gets eaten by a frog, it heads for the ‘Back Door’by Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

New research details how this Japanese water beetle eaten by frog and travels through the bowels of its predator to emerge out the other end, alive and unharm...

Frogs are Screaming—We Just Can’t Hear Them
Frogs are Screaming—We Just Can’t Hear Themby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

Some frogs scream at an ear-splitting volume for other animals, but its frequency is inaudible to humans, scientists have discovered. While out in the Amaz...

Spotted Softshell Turtle Release Boosts Reptile Conservation in Vietnam
Spotted Softshell Turtle Release Boosts Reptile Conservation in Vietnamby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

The rewilding of 50 captive-bred spotted softshell turtles has sparked hope for this reptile conservation among conservationists for the future of the...

Gecko species of the Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus group discovered
Gecko species of the Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus group discoveredby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

A canopy dwelling specialist, Cyrtodactylus thalang (comes from the ancient name of Phuket Island, with Thalang meaning "cape") has a prehensile tail. ...

Roger Conant Grants-in-Herpetology winners – 2024 Awards
Roger Conant Grants-in-Herpetology winners – 2024 Awardsby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

SSAR congratulates the following winners of the Roger Conant Grants-in-Herpetology Awards. Each receives an award in the amount of $500. Read...

Reintroduced Mojave Desert Tortoise Emerge From Their Burrows in Headstart Success
Reintroduced Mojave Desert Tortoise Emerge From Their Burrows in Headstart Successby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens announced April 15 that 70 critically endangered Mojave Desert tortoise (Gopherus...

California red-legged frog makes comeback in Napa County
California red-legged frog makes comeback in Napa Countyby Joeby Ragpa - Mar. 13, 2024

The threatened California red-legged frog is finding a home in Napa County, thriving on the Wragg Ridge Preserve wetlands just south of Lake Berryessa. The f...

The Real Reason Why Chameleons Sleep During the Day
The Real Reason Why Chameleons Sleep During the Dayby Joeby Ragpa - Mar. 13, 2024

In this article, the authors will еxplorе thе rеal rеason why chameleons sleep during the day.Chamеlеons slееp during thе day for various rеasons, includin...

How a Group of Scaly, Legless Lizards Hit the Evolutionary Jackpot
How a Group of Scaly, Legless Lizards Hit the Evolutionary Jackpotby Joeby Ragpa - Mar. 13, 2024

More than 100 million years ago, the ancestors of the first snakes were small legless lizards that lived alongside other small, nondescript lizards in the ...

Extinction: When the Last of a Species Breathes No More
Extinction: When the Last of a Species Breathes No Moreby Joeby Ragpa - Mar. 13, 2024

We are now entering the Sixth Great Extinction. This event, termed by scientists the Anthropocene Mass Extinction, is fueled entirely by humanity’s reckless an...

New Odorous Frog Species Discovered in China
New Odorous Frog Species Discovered in Chinaby Joeby Ragpa - Mar. 13, 2024

Researchers have discovered and described a new species of frog of the genus Odorrana in the Leigongshan National Nature Reserve in China. The frog joins 65 s...

Got milk? Meet the Weird Amphibian That Nurses Its Young
Got milk? Meet the Weird Amphibian That Nurses Its Youngby Joeby Ragpa - Mar. 13, 2024

Some caecilians feed their young on a combination of their own skin and a nutrient-rich milk-like liquid.An egg-laying amphibian found in Brazil nourishes ...

Psychedelic Rock Gecko Should Be Priority for Conservationists
Psychedelic Rock Gecko Should Be Priority for Conservationistsby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 18, 2024

One of the recent studies has recommended that more effort be made to increase the captive populations of endangered Psychedelic Rock Gecko as part of cons...

Highways Bosses to Close Road for 6 Weeks—to Allow Amhibians to Cross
Highways Bosses to Close Road for 6 Weeks—to Allow Amhibians to Crossby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 18, 2024

An 800-metre stretch of Charlcombe Lane on the outskirts of the city of Bath will close from Monday for a maximum of six weeks to allow for one of the coun...

Five New Species of the Eyelash Viper Were Discovered
Five New Species of the Eyelash Viper Were Discoveredby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 18, 2024

Known for eyelash-like scales above their eyes, this brilliantly colored eyelash viper is more diverse than scientists ever imagined. According to a study pu...

New Species of Peruvian Mountain Lizard Named after Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson
New Species of Peruvian Mountain Lizard Named after Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinsonby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 18, 2024

A newly discovered species of lizard in the mountainous forests of Peru has been named after Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson. The lizard dubbed Enyali...

Top-5 Possible Causes for a Chameleon’s Unsticky Tongue
Top-5 Possible Causes for a Chameleon’s Unsticky Tongueby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 18, 2024

If you noticе that your chamеlеon’s tonguе is not sticking as it should, it could bе a causе for concеrn. Please meet Top-5 possible causes why your chameleon...

New Coffee Snake Species Discovered in Ecuador’s Cloud Forests
New Coffee Snake Species Discovered in Ecuador’s Cloud Forestsby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 18, 2024

Researchers of Khamai Foundation and Liberty University have discovered a new species of coffee snake endemic to the cloud forests of northwestern Ecuador. Bi...

Top 2023 of Species Discoveries
Top 2023 of Species Discoveriesby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 04, 2024

Meet Top 2023 of Species Discoveries. This year, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 153 new plant, animal and fungi species. Since 2...

Galápagos Giant Tortoises are Ecosystem Engineers
Galápagos Giant Tortoises are Ecosystem Engineersby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 04, 2024

A decades-long project shows how the giant tortoises are changing the island of Española.These reptiles are ecological architects. As they browse, poop and...

Top 10 Until-Now Undiscovered Species from 2023
Top 10 Until-Now Undiscovered Species from 2023by Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 04, 2024

The author picked 10 until-now undiscovered species, and ranked them in order of how much he’d like them to stick around. Read more info about this...

Watch a Labord’s Chameleon’s Final Colorful Display Before Ger Death
Watch a Labord’s Chameleon’s Final Colorful Display Before Ger Deathby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 04, 2024

Documentary makers have witnessed the Labord's chameleon (Furcifer labordi) putting on a spectacular display at the end of her life. Using time-lapse photogra...

Centenarian Tortoises May Set the Standard for Anti-Aging
Centenarian Tortoises May Set the Standard for Anti-Agingby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 04, 2024

Turtles being the anti-aging standard makes sense, considering their sluggish metabolisms. Researchers have also linked their sturdy shells to longer lives. A...