Over the last week the winter temperatures have returned (bugger!) but today I had a rather pleasant surprise. I did a talk and field walk for the Cheshire Active Naturalist group and after the talk we were able to find 4 Adders, 5-6 Slow worms and a Common lizard despite the relatively cool temperatures and lack of sunshine. Although admittedly temperatures were higher than earlier in the week when a freezing blizzard came out of nowhere. Thanks to the group for listening to me babble on about herps and I’m sure everyone enjoyed managing to see some Adders up close. Thanks to Carl for helping me out with transport and helping to find the animals! Leer más.

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 5(1):37-46. Descargar pdf.

A single specimen of the Bururi long-fingered frog (Cardioglossa cyaneospila), last seen in the wild in 1949 and perceived to be extinct, was rediscovered in a Burundi rainforest near the town of Bururi. The frog, found by herpetologists from the University of Texas at El Paso and the California Academy of Sciences is about 1.5 inches in length with black and bluish-gray skin colors. Leer más.

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This isn’t strictly anole-related, but I think many faithful readers of Anole Annals will be interested in this fascinating project. Leer más.