New at Tetrapod Zoology ... A World Without Baw Baw Frogs? tetzoo.com/blog/2026/10... #frogs #amphibians #herpetology #conservation
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@tetzoo.bsky.socialNew at Tetrapod Zoology ... A World Without Baw Baw Frogs? tetzoo.com/blog/2026/10... #frogs #amphibians #herpetology #conservation
@jvertbiol.bsky.social🐸 One frog ‘species’ becomes six! 💚
A major taxonomic revision of the Scinax nebulosus complex combines DNA, morphology and calls to reveal three new species and revalidate S. cynocephalus.
@pablo-ecology.bsky.socialA pair of Rhinella arenarum (sapo común / common toad) at a pond in a Yungas forests of NW Argentina. #herpetology #amphibian #frog #Argentina
@pablo-ecology.bsky.socialSpring is here! Pleurodema borellii (Rufous Four-eyed Frog / ranita cuatro ojos) amplexus #herpetology #amphibian #frog #Argentina
@wildernesswire.zovintus.comRugged Aspic vipers are thriving across fragmented limestone escarpments from the French Massif Central to Italy. Discover how these resilient serpents master the rocky Mediterranean scrublands!
#AspicViper #Herpetology #WildernessWire
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@rupertwilkey.bsky.socialField Guide to the Snakes of Malawi, written with Sarah Nann, is now published by Pelagic Publishing. It includes all 67 species, over 300 photographs, and first-aid guidance, drawn from 40 years of fieldwork.
pelagicpublishing.com/products/field-guide-to-the-snakes-of-malawi
@beatdarwingame.bsky.socialYesterday's animal: the Eastern Madagascar Water Snake!
Darwin's already warming up for today.
Learn more: https://beatdarwin.com/species/68426/eastern-madagascar-water-snake
Play today: https://beatdarwin.com
#beatdarwin #AnswerRevealed #reptiles #herpetology #NatureBeauty #naturelover #biology
@herpleague.bsky.socialMeet some of the HL sponsored students of 2026!
There were 40 sponsored students in 2026 from 11 countries. To sponsor a membership for 2027, check out this link:
herpetologistsleague.org/donate/
@jvertbiol.bsky.social🦎 How old are Near Eastern fire salamanders?
A 3-year study of 6 Anatolian populations found striking differences in abundance, age structure and seasonal activity.
Average age: 6.5–8 years; maturity at 3–4 years.
@the-old-kid.bsky.socialSeveral pond sliders and a couple red-eared sliders
#pondsliders #red-earedSliders #turtles #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #herps #herpetology #reptiles #🐢
@carltoncarnivores.bsky.socialBeen gone traveling and filming for a bit, and now back with a new video!
youtu.be/LzW_feNTkto
#herping #herpetology #snakes #wildlife #nature #animals
@the-old-kid.bsky.socialOuachita Map Turtle
#OuachitaMapTurtle #MapTurtle #Turtle #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #herps #herpetology #reptiles #🐢
@tetzoo.bsky.socialMinor edits recently made to this article on #frogs at Tetrapod Zoology, part 2 of which has yet to be published... Allodapanura, the Biggest Frog Group You’ve Never Heard Of (Part 1) tetzoo.com/blog/2020/10... #amphibians #herpetology
@plazi-species.bsky.social#NewSpecies!
New #pitviper from #vietnam just sidled in:
Ovophis langbianus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/35DD6E29-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/herp...
#Herpetozoa#OvophisLangbianus
#FAIRdata
#taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #fauna #herpetology #herps #reptilia #snakes #viper
@500ways.bsky.socialDiscover why snapping turtles have the worst breathing of all creatures at worlds-worst-website.com/worst-breath... ( #snappingTurtle, #turtle, #breathing, #horrible, #worst, #terrible, #miserable, #zoology, #herpetology, #reptile, #anatomical, #physiology, #oxygen)
@aussieanimals.bsky.socialAustralia has over 800 lizard species - skinks, dragons, goannas and geckos.
Body shape and limb proportion will place almost any of them into the right group in about two seconds.
@wolfgangwuster.bsky.socialtheconversation.com/a-new-venomo...
In response to some overblown press reports on venom in the #smoothsnake, here’s a summary of the evidence. Most importantly, the smooth snake is entirely harmless to humans. Venomous ≠ dangerous!
🐍 #herps #herpetology #venom
@museumofscience.bsky.socialWhat really happens when a boa squeezes its prey? 🐍🧪
Meet Belize, our boa constrictor!