UC’s Lauren Flick, a 19-year-old, triple-major senior, will present findings at an upcoming regional conference on the first-ever use of a surgically implanted device to record the habits of snakes in their natural environment. This particular study holds promise in «keeping score» as Ohio’s Lake Erie water snake defends its native habitat against an invasive fish species. Leer más.
Can someone please identify this lizard to species? Is it an anole? Leer más.
This is a list of official U.S. state amphibians. State amphibians are designated by tradition or the respective state legislatures. Leer más.
Given their often tiny size and cryptic nature, how does one determine frog populations in the rainforest? Just eavesdrop. A new study in mongabay.com’s open access journal Tropical Conservation Society (TCS) employed automated recorders to listen to amphibian calls to determine if the common tink frog (Diasporus diastema) could be found in recovering secondary forests in Costa Rica. Leer más.
