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Flystrike and Monitor Lizards
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The following is based on: Tomma G. 2024. Giant Australian lizards may help protect sheep from deadly fly-borne diseases. Science July 11. Some blowflies have an unnerving reproduction method, akin to extraterrestrial parasites from a sci-fi horror film: they deposit their eggs on the bodies of animals, sometimes in open wounds, sometimes on their fur…
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A Giant Armoured Skink from Australia’s Pleistocene
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Tiliqua frangens is believed to be related to the living shingleback or sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa), but is even larger and more heavily armored.
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Snakes in urban habitats
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Urbanization changes landscapes, often simplifying and homogenizing natural ecosystems while introducing novel environments. Although this transformation often adversely impacts native wildlife, generalist species that exhibit broad dietary and habitat requirements can persist and exploit urban environments. To understand which life history traits most influence the occurrence of a diverse snake assemblage in an urban environment,…
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Mountain Mist Frog declared extinct
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the frog Ranoidea nyakalensis (Liem, 1974) was endemic to tropical Australia has been declared extinct after not being seen since 1990.
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New Sea Snake From Australia
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Photo credit Brian G. Fry A paper, published yesterday in the journal Zootaxa, announces the discovery and notes that the new species called Hydrophis donaldii is unique in having raised scales. “H. donaldii had evaded earlier discovery as it prefers estuarine habitats that are poorly surveyed and not targeted by commercial fisheries”, explained Dr. Bryan Fry, a co-author…
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