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Amphibian Breeding Migrations – Protecting a Spectacular Rite of Spring – Part 2

In Part I of this article I wrote about the huge numbers of Spotted Salamanders, Spring Peepers, Tiger Salamanders, Wood Frogs and other amphibians that are right now (March/April, 2010) approaching and entering their breeding ponds.  Today I’ll highlight some important programs that you can become involved in if you […]
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The World’s Most Colorful Snake: 100 Flower Rat Snake Care

[…]variety of blotches, which vary in color from rust-red to black, mark the body.  Areas of red or orange usually adorn the head, and re-appear along the lower third of the body.  The jet black eye is encircled by brilliant orange.   Individual 100 Flower Snakes exhibit a mind-boggling array […]
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Cricket Care and Breeding – Keeping Your Live Food Alive

[…]option is to use fruits and vegetables, which also provide valuable nutrients, as a water source. Oranges are particularly good in this regard. If orange pieces dry out quickly, try cutting several “entry holes” into an intact orange to slow the drying process. Daily Care and Maintenance Daily chores include checking […]
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Live Bloodworms – An Important Food for Small Amphibians and Their Larvae

[…](Hymenochirus spp.), small African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus spp.), young Surinam Toads and Eastern Spotted and similarly-sized newts.  When placed in a small dish with a tiny bit of water, they are sometimes taken by Marbled, Red-Backed and other terrestrial salamanders. Freeze dried and frozen Bloodworms offer a convenient means of […]
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Introducing the Nosy Be Gecko (or Spearpoint Leaf-Tailed Gecko) – Part 2

Please see Part 1 of this article for information on an interesting newcomer to the pet trade, the Nosy Be Gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui).  Today we’ll take a look at some related species and the gecko family in general. Other Geckos in the Genus Uroplatus All 12 species that have been […]
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The Natural History and Captive Care of the Frilled Dragon or Frillneck Lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingii – Part I, Frilled Dragons in the Wild

[…]fascinating animals in captivity. Physical Description The body color ranges from grayish through orange-brown to nearly black, often with dark variegations along the sides, and usually matches the color of local tree trunks.  The inner surface of the frill (the large skin fold about the neck) is shaded in yellow, […]
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Multicolored Rainbow Toad, “Missing” since 1924, is Found in Borneo

[…]one of the 10 species granted highest priority (the Ten Most Wanted) had turned up – Ecuador’s Spotted Stubfoot Toad, Atelopus balios.  However, a 3-month-long search of the Gung Penrisser Mountains in Sarawak, western Borneo, revealed that the Rainbow Toad is still with us. Finding a Long-Lost Amphibian Prominent herpetologist […]
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New Species Found: Colorful “Bug-Eyed” Aquatic Frog May be in Trouble

[…]in my mind, to those of the more familiar Buddget’s Frog) and a beautiful, bright yellow to orange abdomen.   The only known population occupies a narrow stream of the Huaytara River, located in a valley on the Pacific slope of the Peruvian Andes. Herpetologists were surprised by its discovery […]
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The Natural History and Captive Care of the Mexican Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum: Natural History – Part 1

[…]such well known species as the tiger salamander (A. tigrinum), marbled salamander (A. opacum), spotted salamander (A. maculatum) and Pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus). Physical Description The Mexican axolotl is stoutly built and reaches 9-12 inches in length. The head bears large, bushy red gills and the laterally compressed tail […]
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Lizard Societies – Great Desert Skink Families Build Communal Homes

[…]much like the familiar Blue-Tongued Skink (please see photo) and sports rust to burnt-orange coloration that closely matches the red sands in which it lives; its Aboriginal name, Mulyamiji, means “red nose”.  The diet is comprised largely of beetles, spiders and other invertebrates, with termites being an important food source […]
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