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2014 is Named “The Year of the Salamander”
[…]Reading Salamander larvae Still Being Used as Fish Bait in the USA New Population of Endangered Axolotls Found…in Mexico City! Twelve Rare US Amphibians in Need of […]
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Phorid or Scuttle Flies – A Common Pest in Herp and Invertebrate Collections – Part 1
[…]eggs. This puzzled me until it was discovered me (not by me!) that the flies lay their own eggs on the shells of reptile eggs – the hatchling maggots are so tiny that they actually enter the egg via the air pores in the shell! It’s not known whether they […]
Mate Selection and Sperm Competition in the Painted Dragon, Ctenophorus pictus, and Other Reptiles
[…]on the Venezuelan llanos. In many different animals, sperm can remain alive and able to fertilize eggs for years to come. Queen termites mate once and somehow produce fertilized eggs for up to 20 years after! Further information concerning research with this species at Wollongong University is available […]
Breeding the Green Iguana – Indoor and Outdoor Nest Sites – Part 1
[…]site, but its better to induce them to lay in a specific place, so that you can easily remove the eggs for incubation (it’s difficult to successfully incubate eggs in an outdoor nest). Constructing an Outdoor Nest Site Gravid females will be drawn to dark, moist, protected nesting sites that […]
Urban Herping – Finding Snakes in New York City
[…]be the oddest urban herp experience – Hunting Alligators in NYC’s Sewers. Urban Amphibians: Axolotls Found in Mexico City Park Snakes of NY: Photos and Information Snakes in Indian Cities Milksnake image referenced from wikipedia and originally posted by […]
Ant Mimicry in the Giant Spiny Stick Insect (Macleay’s Spectre), Extatosoma tiaratum: An Unbelievable Survival Strategy
[…]captiulum’s collar is a favored food of ants of the genus Leptomyrmex. The ants carry the eggs into their nest, where the collar is eaten. The stick insect’s eggs are then discarded in the ant colony’s underground rubbish pile, where, protected from predators and the fires that regularly ravage the […]
Providing Clean Water to Reptiles and Amphibians – The Nitrogen Cycle
[…]that most amphibians, especially largely-aquatic species such as African Clawed Frogs and Mexican Axolotls, absorb water and dissolved chemicals over a much greater surface area than do fishes (scale-less fishes, such as eels, loaches and most catfishes, are similar to amphibians in this regard). In fact, when we administer fish […]
Egg Retention (Dystocia) in Turtles – the Problem and Some Solutions – Part 2
[…]– Oxytosin and Surgery If your turtle appears to be gravid but cannot seem to deposit her eggs, prompt veterinary attention is necessary. As mentioned in Part 1 of this article, retained eggs invariably lead to infection and, eventually, the female’s death. Oxytosin, a medication used to induce labor in human […]
Research Note – Amazing Parental Care Supplied by Mountain Chicken Frogs
[…]oophagus (egg-eating) poison frog tadpoles, the chicken frog larvae do not wait until the eggs are actually deposited, but rather swarm about the female’s cloaca, eating ravenously as the eggs emerge. It’s quite a scene! A Taxing Time for Mom Subsequent research has revealed that the harried mother uses her […]
Sheltopusik or Eurasian Glass Lizard History and Care
[…]beetles, spiders, grasshoppers, caterpillars, mice, shrews, voles, ground nesting birds and their eggs, small snakes, lizards and their eggs, and carrion. Averaging 2-3 feet in length, exceptionally large specimens can top 4 feet. Glass lizards, as their name implies, quickly autotomize (shed) their tails when handled or captured by a […]
Introducing the Nosy Be Gecko (aka Spearpoint Leaf-tailed Gecko), Part 1
[…]spring and summer. Despite being persistently arboreal, females descend to the ground and bury the eggs in moist earth or below leaf litter. Mature eggs can be seen through the abdominal skin of the females. The eggs hatch in 3-6 months, depending upon temperature, and the young reach adult size […]
Frog Facts: First Discovery of Egg Care by a Southeast Asian Treefrog
[…]the male provides most or all of the parental care (please see photo of male Midwife Toad carrying eggs). Such eggs are generally deposited on land, and direct development (from egg to small frog) is typical. Chiromantis hansenae, by contrast, produces many tiny eggs and deposits them above-ground, and tadpoles […]
Skinks Surprise Researchers – Baby Lizards Hatch Early When Disturbed
[…]eggs sent danger signals, apparently via vibration, to the youngsters within. (Red-Eyed Treefrog eggs are attached to leaves overhanging a pond. When under attack, tadpoles burst from their eggs, fall into the water, and swim off). It is not known whether other of the Delicate Skink’s 10 relatives, collectively known […]
Frog News – Land-Dwelling Tadpole Lives in Trees and Feeds on Wood
[…]Frog and certain other tadpoles develop within a moisture-retaining nest. The Brown Leaping Frog eggs were at least 10 feet from water, and not in a position to be carried there by rain. Also, this was the first time any frog has been observed attaching eggs to tree bark. A […]
Algae and Salamander Eggs – an odd partnership
Spring in the northeastern USA is prime time for amphibian watchers. Its arrival is most noticeably announced by frogs – first by spring peepers, Pseudacris crucifer and wood frogs, Rana (Lithobates) sylvaticus, with a succession of others following close behind. However, the season’s earliest greeters are silent. I have observed […]
Breeding a Skin-Brooding Amphibian: the Surinam Toad (Pipa pipa)
[…]captive breeding seemed to have occurred in the 1950’s. Courtship and Fertilization of the Eggs One female was in breeding condition, as evidenced by the circular, swollen ring about her cloaca and the dark brood patch on her back. Several males were giving forth their metallic, clicking breeding calls, so […]
African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis, Behavior – has anyone else observed this?
[…]to induce egg laying. Odder still, however, was the fact that a male placed in the tank with the eggs (and without the female) on the following day fertilized the eggs. He was in breeding condition, as evidenced by the rough “nuptial pads” along his forearms, and perhaps was responding […]
Green Iguanas and Raccoons in Southern Florida….an Interesting Dilemma – Part 2
[…]gray foxes, night herons, alligators and other animals prey upon iguanas, only raccoons take eggs, hatchlings and sub-adults in significant numbers. Iguanas…Here to Stay? Young iguanas are now especially common at the site, pointing towards an even greater population increase in the future. Hand-collection, although possible, is a daunting task, […]
The Western Hognose Snake – a Toad Specialist That Can do without Toads
[…]hog nose snakes take young ground nesting birds, mice, shrews, toads, lizards, snakes and reptile eggs. In one study, they were found to be a major predator on Pacific pond turtle nests. Those I’ve kept have done very well on small mice and quail eggs. Other Interesting Facts This snake’s […]
Current Field Research – Amphibian Behavior and Natural History
[…]A Rusty Wandering Spider (Cupiennius getazi) was photographed while consuming Red-Eyed Treefrog eggs, which had been deposited on a leaf overhanging a small pond. Interestingly, the spider appeared to defend its food source. The eggs did not spontaneously hatch when disturbed by the spider, as they do when attacked by […]