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Mimicry in Turtle-headed Sea Snakes

Mimicry in Turtle-headed Sea Snakes

JCM Nov 30, 2022 3 min read

The authors recorded morph frequencies during 18 consecutive years of…

The Union Island Gecko population recovers

The Union Island Gecko population recovers

JCM Nov 30, 2022 4 min read

The population of Union Island geckos plummeted due to the…

Animals are our greatest allies in reforestation

Animals are our greatest allies in reforestation

JCM Nov 29, 2022 5 min read

“Animals are our greatest allies in reforestation…

Squamates underwent rapid evolution in the Jurassic

Squamates underwent rapid evolution in the Jurassic

JCM Nov 29, 2022 3 min read

The Squamata are key parts of modern terrestrial faunas, especially…

Leaving traces on soft sand dunes in Tadrart Acacus a desert area in western Libya, part of the Sahara. Photo taken by Luca Galuzzi * http://www.galuzzi.it.

Overlooked species diversity in the Nidua Fringe-fingered Lizard 

JCM Nov 25, 2022 3 min read

In a recent paper Liz et al. (2022) noted that…

Leviathanochelys aenigmatica, a huge fossil turtle

Leviathanochelys aenigmatica, a huge fossil turtle

JCM Nov 24, 2022 3 min read

The Press Story from the BBC says, This is the…

Palestine Viper Venom

Palestine Viper Venom

JCM Nov 24, 2022 2 min read

Some of the most medically important snakes in the world…

Rattlesnake Venom Research in Ireland

Rattlesnake Venom Research in Ireland

JCM Nov 23, 2022 2 min read

Snake venom has long shown promise as a treatment for…

Atlantic Forest Bushmasters

Atlantic Forest Bushmasters

JCM Nov 22, 2022 2 min read

They are the largest pit-vipers and the only oviparous pit-…

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The Genome of the Guatemalan Beaded Lizard

JCM Nov 16, 2022 3 min read

Guatemalan Beaded Lizards are known only from the arid regions…

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Lizards & Climate Change

JCM Nov 15, 2022 2 min read

Lizards and Climate Change Temperature is an important factor affecting…

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The Banded Krait is composed of multiple lineages

JCM Nov 15, 2022 2 min read

The kraits in the genus Bungarus, are venomous elapid snakes…

Viral video reveals entire alligator inside Burmese python’s stomach in Florida

Viral video reveals entire alligator inside Burmese python’s stomach in Florida

JCM Nov 14, 2022 2 min read

The following was slightly edited from Natalie Neysa Alund’s article…

Global Wildlife Summit in Panama

Global Wildlife Summit in Panama

JCM Nov 12, 2022 5 min read

Human demand for shark fin soup, particularly in East Asia,…

Giant Whiptail, Aspidoscelis burti

The Giant Whiptail

JCM Nov 11, 2022 1 min read

The species show considerable ontogenetic changes and while juveniles and…

Invasive Lizards in Florida, and why are there so few in Arizona

Invasive Lizards in Florida, and why are there so few in Arizona

JCM Sep 21, 2022 4 min read

In 2020 I was visiting friends in southern Florida. They…

Snake Removal in Urban Arizona

Snake Removal in Urban Arizona

JCM Sep 7, 2022 2 min read

A home-owner encountering a rattlesnake in their yard, garage, or…

Malayopython reticulatus has colonized Puerto Rico

Malayopython reticulatus has colonized Puerto Rico

JCM Aug 7, 2022 3 min read

A Fox News story in 2015, stated authorities in Puerto…

The 2022 Python Challenge is Underway in Florida

The 2022 Python Challenge is Underway in Florida

JCM Aug 6, 2022 3 min read

The Florida Everglades supports a variety of native animals but over the…

A micro-endemic gecko threatened by an invasive tree.

A micro-endemic gecko threatened by an invasive tree.

JCM Aug 6, 2022 3 min read

In the photo above…an adult male (left) and female (right)…

A New Dwarf Anole from Cuba

A New Dwarf Anole from Cuba

JCM Aug 5, 2022 2 min read

Diaz et al. (2022) describe a new species of this…

African Water Snake added to phylogeny

African Water Snake added to phylogeny

JCM Aug 3, 2022 3 min read

African water snakes of the genus Lycodonomorphus (Family Lamprophiidae) are…

A new spiny gymnophthalmid from the Pacific slopes of the Ecuadoran Andes

A new spiny gymnophthalmid from the Pacific slopes of the Ecuadoran Andes

JCM Feb 22, 2022 2 min read

The holotype of Echinosaura fischerorum sp. nov. (male, DHMECN 15208)…

Vocalization in the snake Dipsas catesbyi 

Vocalization in the snake Dipsas catesbyi 

JCM Feb 12, 2022 2 min read

Dipsas catesbyi has been recorded making a vocalization. It is…

The Green Rat Snake contains candidate species

The Green Rat Snake contains candidate species

JCM Nov 13, 2021 2 min read

A new paper in Herpetology and Ichthyology finds the Green…