While analyzing some xrays of Anolis cybotes for my thesis work, I came across a few specimens that appear to have small dark masses in their guts. The numbers are pretty low – in over 200 xrays, I can only detect these masses in a handful of individuals. My curiosity was piqued. Leer más.
We report the rediscovery of Andinophryne olallai, an endangered species only known from a single specimen, collected in 1970. At the type locality, Tandayapa, Pichincha Province, numerous follow-up surveys after 1970 failed to record the species suggesting that the population is extinct. Leer más.
Here’s a regal ringnecked snake doing it’s thing, terrorizing the predator (me!) that insisted on picking it up. In 2013 I was lucky to see a good amount of these, sometimes multiples in a day, out on the crawl on cool evenings with just a little sprinkle of rain. Leer más.
If you want to see a sea turtle in Florida, please visit one of the state-permitted captive sea turtle facilities listed below, admission fees may be charged. Please call the number listed for more information.To watch a female loggerhead turtle nest on the beach, please join one of the permitted public turtle watches below. Leer más.
 | Las balsas de riego sin rampas constituyen un autentico peligro para la fauna, especialmente en una tierra tan árida como la nuestra. Cuando llega el verano y se secan muchas fuentes y arroyos, el único recurso disponible para poder aplacar la sed o para reproducirse, en el caso de los anfibios, es este tipo de estructuras. Es por ello, que son muchos los animales que se acercan a este tipo de medios y por desgracia finalmente, quedan atrapados. Leer más. |
