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Research Trip Uncovers 24 New Species on Barnabinmah Station
Research Trip Uncovers 24 New Species on Barnabinmah Stationby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

Twenty-four new species were recorded for the first time near Yalgoo, about 479 kilometres north-east of Perth, during a seven-day research expedition.Abou...

Researchers Receive $2.75 mln Grant to Investigate Movement of Amphibian Pathogens in Wildlife Trade Networks
Researchers Receive $2.75 mln Grant to Investigate Movement of Amphibian Pathogens in Wildlife Trade Networksby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

MSU researchers and a multi-institutional team of collaborators, including researchers at the University of Tennessee, Washington State University, Univers...

Minnesota’s Turtles are Protected from Commercial Harvest
Minnesota’s Turtles are Protected from Commercial Harvestby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

Last year, state lawmakers approved a law eliminating the commercial harvest of two species—western painted turtles and snapping turtles. So Minnesota’s tu...

Chytrid Infections Exhibit Historical Spread and Contemporary Seasonality in a Declining Stream-Breeding Frog
Chytrid Infections Exhibit Historical Spread and Contemporary Seasonality in a Declining Stream-Breeding Frogby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

For the stream-dwelling foothill yellow-legged frog, Rana boylii, chytrid Infections' (Bd) role in the species' changing abundance across its endemic range (Ca...

Pet Industry and Michigan University Researchers to Mitigate Batrachochytrium Salamandrivorans Spread in Amphibians
Pet Industry and Michigan University Researchers to Mitigate Batrachochytrium Salamandrivorans Spread in Amphibiansby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

The researchers will work on solutions to mitigate Batrachochytrium Salamandrivorans disease spread among captive and wild amphibian populations.Researcher...

We are Losing Tetrapod Species at a Faster Rate Than We are Rediscovering Them
We are Losing Tetrapod Species at a Faster Rate Than We are Rediscovering Themby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

Lost tetrapod species are those that have not been observed in the wild for over ten years, despite searches to find them. The number of lost tetrapod specie...

Northeastern Cities in North America Can be Suitable for Reptiles, Amphibians
Northeastern Cities in North America Can be Suitable for Reptiles, Amphibiansby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

Northeastern cities may not be the worst places to live for reptiles and amphibians in North America, according to a new citizen science analysis. "Overall, ...

Why Not all Poisonous Frogs are Poison Dart Frogs
Why Not all Poisonous Frogs are Poison Dart Frogsby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

The popularity of such beautiful creatures as poisonous frogs made them very attractive to the hobby, and as such, they are nowadays among the best known f...

Zoo Atlanta Helps in Conservation of One of World’s Rarest Lizard Species
Zoo Atlanta Helps in Conservation of One of World’s Rarest Lizard Speciesby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

Officials with Zoo Atlanta say 11 endangered and rarest lizard species—Guatemalan beaded lizards hatched recently and arrived at a zoo back in their native...

6 Mugger Crocs and 6 Gharials Coming to Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary
6 Mugger Crocs and 6 Gharials Coming to Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuaryby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

The Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary (PHS) announced that will house six Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) and six mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris...

5 New Zealand Skinks Found Nowhere Else in the World
5 New Zealand Skinks Found Nowhere Else in the Worldby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

Around 60 New Zealand skinks that are widely distributed across the country and some have only been discovered in the last decade. Read more info about...

Commercial Snapping and Painted Turtles Harvesting Prohibited in Minnesota
Commercial Snapping and Painted Turtles Harvesting Prohibited in Minnesotaby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has prohibited the western painted turtles and snapping turtles harvesting in state, the agency said in a new...

Galapagos Land Iguana Hatched by Artificial Incubation for 1st Time
Galapagos Land Iguana Hatched by Artificial Incubation for 1st Timeby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

 Rare Galápagos land iguana hatched from eggs in artificial conditions, according to iZoo Japan.  The zoo obtained two adult iguanas in 2017 and ...

Novel Peptides with Biotechnological Potential Were Discovered in Snake Venom
Novel Peptides with Biotechnological Potential Were Discovered in Snake Venomby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

Brazilian spider and snake venom continue to be a source of new discoveries with biotechnological potential. Two recently published studies show how this i...

Bringing Back Lost Northern Pool Frog
Bringing Back Lost Northern Pool Frogby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust aims to secure the future of the northern pool frog, a recently reintroduced species and Britain's rarest amphibian, ...

Hochstetter’s Frog Could Disappear in Decades
Hochstetter’s Frog Could Disappear in Decadesby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

The Hochstetter's frog is endemic to New Zealand's upper North Island and differs from most other frogs. Of New Zealand's three endemic frog species, the Hoc...

A Frog’s Tadpole from Mexico Described for the First Time
A Frog’s Tadpole from Mexico Described for the First Timeby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

Tadpole of Gastrophryne elegans (Boulenger, 1882) from the rainforest of Los Tuxtlas, described for the first time. The region of Los Tuxtlas, Ve...

Karoo Dwarf Tortoise Play Large Role in South Africa’s Landscape
Karoo Dwarf Tortoise Play Large Role in South Africa’s Landscapeby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

The diminutive Karoo dwarf tortoise may play a key role in seed dispersal of plant species in its semidesert habitat in South Africa, a new study finds. ...

What is “Herping”?
What is “Herping”?by Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 24, 2023

What is "herping"? This term used for seeking out and observing reptiles and amphibians in their natural habitat. Read more info about this topic using ...

The Surprise Reappearance of a Rare Marsupial Frog Has Scientists Leaping to Protect its Habitat
The Surprise Reappearance of a Rare Marsupial Frog Has Scientists Leaping to Protect its Habitatby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 24, 2023

The marsupial frog, which incubates its young in a pouch on its back, was thought to be extinct in some countries. The word "marsupial" typically evokes a ka...

New Species of Pit Viper Discovered in Myanmar
New Species of Pit Viper Discovered in Myanmarby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 24, 2023

New species of pit viper—Trimeresurus ayeyarwadyensis was found to occur in the Yangon region's Hlawga Park and Pyapon and Myaungmya districts of Myanmar.B...

Alligators are Now the Largest Species Known to Regrow Severed Limbs
Alligators are Now the Largest Species Known to Regrow Severed Limbsby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 24, 2023

Young gators can sprout new tails that can reach up to nine inches, helping them survive through their juvenile years. Read more info about t...

New Research Reveals the Secret Lives of Australian Freshwater Turtles
New Research Reveals the Secret Lives of Australian Freshwater Turtlesby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 23, 2023

Australian freshwater turtles support healthy wetlands and rivers. Yet one in three turtle species is threatened with extinction. And there is still much w...

Garter Snakes Make Friends, Organize Their Society Around Females
Garter Snakes Make Friends, Organize Their Society Around Femalesby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 23, 2023

Garter snakes have something in common with elephants, orcas, and naked mole rats: they form social groups that center around females. The snakes also t...

Saltwater Crocodile Migration into Darwin Harbour Mapped by DNA
Saltwater Crocodile Migration into Darwin Harbour Mapped by DNAby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 23, 2023

A study using saltwater crocodile DNA has shone a new light on how the apex predators are migrating along coastlines of the Northern Territory. Scientists ...

Ecologist Karen Lips: Frogs Disappear worldwide. There is no way to stop that killer
Ecologist Karen Lips: Frogs Disappear worldwide. There is no way to stop that killerby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 15, 2023

 Ecologist Karen Lips talks about mysterious deaths have occurred all over the planet and followed a similar pattern. Why have so many species vanished? ...

Releasing Captive-Bred Harlequin Frogs into the Wild
Releasing Captive-Bred Harlequin Frogs into the Wildby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 15, 2023

The release of a significant number of Endangered harlequin frogs that are highly susceptible to the chytrid fungus prompted some concerns that there may b...

Draft Recovery Plan for Louisiana Pinesnake Now Available
Draft Recovery Plan for Louisiana Pinesnake Now Availableby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 14, 2023

The draft recovery plan for the Louisiana pinesnake is now available as The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s remove it from the Federal List of Endangered and...

Extremely Rare Leucistic Alligator Born at Gatorland is One of Only 8 in the World
Extremely Rare Leucistic Alligator Born at Gatorland is One of Only 8 in the Worldby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 14, 2023

The leucistic white gator is one of only eight in the world, the Gatorland park said. She was born to parents Jeyan and Ashley. Read more inf...

No Animals Harmed as Wildlife Specimen Collection Goes Digital in 3D
No Animals Harmed as Wildlife Specimen Collection Goes Digital in 3Dby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 14, 2023

Conservationist and photographer Scott Trageser has developed a 3D scanning system that could potentially reshape how animals are studied in the wild for c...