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Persiophis fahimii a new genus and species of colubrid snake from Iran

Persiophis fahimii a new genus and species of colubrid snake from Iran

JCM Apr 25, 2020 2 min read

Above. The holotype of Persiophis fahimii. Photo by Roman A.…

A new Trimeresurus from northeast India

A new Trimeresurus from northeast India

JCM Apr 24, 2020 2 min read

During a herpetological expedition, Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India in…

Leatherback egg mortality from invertebrates

Leatherback egg mortality from invertebrates

JCM Apr 21, 2020 2 min read

There is a large colony of Leatherbacks that nesting on…

Green Iguanas in Puerto Rico – more than an exotic species

Green Iguanas in Puerto Rico – more than an exotic species

JCM Apr 18, 2020 2 min read

The potential ecological and economic impacts of the common Green…

A new species of Iguana from the Lesser Antilles – its black

A new species of Iguana from the Lesser Antilles – its black

JCM Apr 18, 2020 3 min read

Above. Figure 8 from Breuil et al. (2020) showing the…

Snakes are important nest predators of the threatened Reed Parrotbill in coastal wetlands of eastern China

Snakes are important nest predators of the threatened Reed Parrotbill in coastal wetlands of eastern China

JCM Apr 17, 2020 3 min read

Above:  Snake predation on a reed parrotbill nest. (A) The…

Anolis sagrei in California

Anolis sagrei in California

JCM Apr 17, 2020 2 min read

The Brown Anole is native to the Caribbean and was…

Remarkable snake hunting behavior

Remarkable snake hunting behavior

JCM Apr 14, 2020 2 min read

Gomez and Feriche (2019) report a Montpellier Snake, Malpolon monspessulanus,…

Snakes, Chinese medicines, and the corona virus

Snakes, Chinese medicines, and the corona virus

JCM Apr 13, 2020 8 min read

China’s Zisiqiao Village is famous for snake farming. The farms…

First Tuatara hatchling found at South Island Sanctuary

First Tuatara hatchling found at South Island Sanctuary

JCM Apr 12, 2020 2 min read

    By RNZ Tuatara hatchlings have been spotted at…

Damselfish and Sea Snakes

Damselfish and Sea Snakes

JCM Apr 11, 2020 2 min read

In a new paper, Goiran and Shine (2020) examine female…

A designer Python bivittatus shows up in Queensland, Australia

A designer Python bivittatus shows up in Queensland, Australia

JCM Apr 11, 2020 1 min read

On any given day in the USA, it is possible…

Tarentola geckos involved in pollination

Tarentola geckos involved in pollination

JCM Apr 10, 2020 3 min read

Above. Tarentola delalandii visiting a flowering plant on the island…

The Flower Snake’s mtgenome and its relationship to other Asain rat snakes

The Flower Snake’s mtgenome and its relationship to other Asain rat snakes

JCM Apr 9, 2020 2 min read

The Flower Snake or Moellendorf’s Rat Snake (Family Colubridae) has…

Booids from the early-middle Eocene of Messel (Germany) and infra-red pits

Booids from the early-middle Eocene of Messel (Germany) and infra-red pits

JCM Apr 9, 2020 2 min read

Well preserved fossil booids from Messel Germany Abstract. Our knowledge…

The oldest record of frogs in the Caribbean

The oldest record of frogs in the Caribbean

JCM Apr 9, 2020 4 min read

The bright chirp of the coquí frog, the national symbol…

A new fossil from Brazil hints at the origins of the mysterious tanystropheid reptiles

A new fossil from Brazil hints at the origins of the mysterious tanystropheid reptiles

JCM Apr 9, 2020 3 min read

Above is a reconstruction of Tanystropheus longobardicus Tanystropheus was a 6-meter reptile…

Giant 10-metre python killed in Lingga

Giant 10-metre python killed in Lingga

JCM Jan 14, 2020 3 min read

By Alvester Bigol – January 8, 2020New Sarawak TribuneSRI AMAN:…

Queensland boy, 4, saved by dad after massive snake tries to pull him to his death

Queensland boy, 4, saved by dad after massive snake tries to pull him to his death

JCM Jan 8, 2020 2 min read

January 6, 2020Queensland AustraliaAfter a day in the pool of…

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New skulls and skeletons of the Cretaceous legged snake Najash

JCM Nov 24, 2019 3 min read

Najash is an extinct genus of basal snakes from the…

Has the Reticulated Python invaded Puerto Rico?

Has the Reticulated Python invaded Puerto Rico?

JCM Nov 23, 2019 1 min read

The corpse of a Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus), on the…

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A new genus for the snake Erythrolamprus problematicus

JCM Nov 4, 2019 3 min read

Arcanumophis problematicus from Santo Domingo, Peru. Photographs by A. Catenazzi. The…

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Pacific Island Anoles

JCM Aug 27, 2019 4 min read

Above: Seven species of anoles found on the islands in…

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Declining snake populations in Costa Rica

JCM Aug 26, 2019 2 min read

Imantodes cenchoa Many herpetologists who have done fieldwork over the…