Colombia holds more than 75 species of Anole lizards, making them the second most speciose vertebrate genus in our country next to the frog genus Pristimantis. Most species are shared with other countries of Central America and northern South America, but anoles have diverged in such an incredible way in Colombia that a large number of quite interesting and endemic species occur in the mountain highlands of the Andes, the insular portion of the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean and the Chocó and Amazonian lowlands. Leer más.
Despite its name, the Common Toad is no longer as common as it once was, and toads are now considered an ‘at risk’, Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) species, and are protected by law from sale and trade. Leer más.
Desde el descubrimiento del dinosaurio alado Archaeopteryx hace 150 años, los científicos se han preguntado si este animal representa el eslabón perdido en la evolución del vuelo propulsado en las aves. Gran parte del debate se ha centrado en las alas de la criatura y en el misterio de si podía volar y, en caso de que sí, con qué eficiencia lo hacía. Leer más.
The Santa Cruz County board of supervisors on Tuesday joined in a local ban of American bullfrogs, part of an effort to evict the big-mouthed, eat-anything, unwanted guest from county lands. Leer más.
