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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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Rosy Boa or Colombian Red-Tailed Boa? Choosing the Best Snake Pet

[…]longevity for a Rosy Boa is 29+ years (living at time of publication), and many captives approach and exceed age 20.   Breeding Potential Both species breed reliably, and make an excellent introduction to this fascinating aspect of reptile-keeping. I especially like the fact that they bear live young, doing […]
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Monitor Lizards as Pets: Dumeril Monitor Care and Natural History

[…]sports a “typical” monitor build and averages 3-4 feet in length, with some individuals approaching 5 feet. Hatchlings and very young individuals are brilliantly clad in black and orange. Adults are attractively-marked in various shades of brown and tan. Extremely sharp claws (even by monitor standards!) assist it in climbing. […]
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Pet Newts: Spanish Ribbed Newt Care and Breeding

[…]in color, but some exhibit yellow or green hues, while others are nearly black. Rows of yellow to orange “warts” (poison glands) line the upper edge of the body. Amazingly, distressed individuals will contract their bodies and force the ribs right through the back’s skin, directly over these glands. The […]
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New Species of 2014: Fantastic Reptiles, Amphibians and Pterosaurs

[…]relative was something of a surprise.   Geminis’ Poison Frog is clad in “screaming” orange-red, similar to the related species pictured here, but without the areas of black coloration. It is known only from Panama’s Rio Belan Basin, where it seems limited to elevated sand ridges within rainforests. This unique […]
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New Species Found in 2014: Gymnastic Spiders and Other Invertebrates

[…]a few sea creatures glow in the dark, luminescence is rare among land dwellers. But the Lightening Roach, known from only a single specimen collected in Guatemala, has developed this ability to a remarkable degree. Entomologists theorize that this light-producing roach mimics a toxic, glowing click beetle found in the […]
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Arachnids and Herps: A Zookeeper’s Scary Halloween Stories

[…]Crabs and numerous others are great creatures to investigate as the creepiest of holidays approaches. You can read more about them in this article.     Further Reading Tagging Anacondas in Venezuela Cobra and Python Escapes Working with Large […]
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Reptiles and Amphibians in Outdoor Pens or Ponds: Preparing for Winter

[…]had success in overwintering some aquatic species outdoors (i.e. Sliders, Snappers, Musk, Mud, Spotted and Painted Turtles, Green and Bullfrogs, Northern Watersnakes) but my best results were in large outdoor zoo exhibits rather than backyard ponds.   In both my pens and natural situations, I was several times surprised to […]
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Endangered Species Notes: Missing Frogs Found, Others Feared Extinct

[…]Simpsons TV show, the Monty Burns Toad had been hidden away in Columbia. Another surprise, a neon-orange Dart Poison Frog found in Panama, measures only 12.7 mm in length – the smallest among a huge array of tiny relatives. My favorites are the 14 species of Dancing Frogs recently found […]
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Rainbow Snake Care: Keeping a Colorful but Difficult Aquatic Snake

[…]me in my tracks. Vivid red and yellow stripes line the blue-black body, while the underside is orange to red in color.   Smooth, glossy scales add to the brilliance of these colors. The tail’s terminal scale is hard and somewhat sharp, leading some to mistakenly believe that the Rainbow Snake […]
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