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• Venomous Snakebite – a New Study, and my own Experiences

  
  That Reptile Blog — Authority: 97
  Hello, Frank Indiviglio here.  As a career herpetologist, I’ve had several opportunities to study venomous snakes in the field, and have spoken with many people who live in areas where they are common.  My experiences led me to believe that venomous snakebite is a far more serious problem than is typically ...
  2 weeks ago

• Photos: program devoted to worlds strangest, most neglected animals celebrates five years

  
  Conservation news — Authority: 121
  What do Attenboroughs echidna, the bumblebee bat, and the purple frog have in common? They have all received conservation attention from a unique program by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) called EDGE. Five years old this week, the program focuses on the worlds most unique and imperiled animal species or, as ...
  2 weeks ago

• World’s Smallest Frog Discovered

  
  Frogs Are Green — Authority: 94
  Researchers have discovered two species of what may be the world’s smallest frog species. As described in the journal PloS ONE , these new species of mini, terrestrial frogs were found on the island of New Guinea, and represent not only the smallest known frog but possibly also the smallest known vertebrate ...
  2 weeks ago

• “Four mutant frogs with gold skin and red eyes, found by...

  
  Archie McPhee's Endless Geyser of Awesome — Authority: 585
  “Four mutant frogs with gold skin and red eyes, found by children in a grassy field in the town of Shimanto in Kochi prefecture, have gone on display at the nearby Shimanto River Gakuyukan science center. According to a center spokesperson who says the golden specimens are highly unusual, the 2.4-centimeter (almost ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tortoises and Their Amazing Feats

  
  San Diego Zoo Blog — Authority: 109
  A translocated desert tortoise carries the radio transmitter and GPS unit we use to monitor its movements. My life as a field biologist finally seems to have slowed down as of late. With the cold weather settling in here in the Mojave Desert and the desert tortoises all hiding deep in their burrows, I finally have a ...
  2 weeks ago

• New frog trumps miniscule fish for title of worlds smallest vertebrate

  
  Conservation news — Authority: 121
  How small can you be and still have a spine? Scientists are continually surprised by the answer. Researchers have discovered a new species of frog in Papua New Guinea that is smaller than many insects and dwarfed by a dime. The frog trumps the previously known smallest vertebrate—a tiny fish—by nearly 1 millimeter.
  2 weeks ago

• New species of tiny frog is world’s smallest vertebrate

  
  AJCs Virtual Frogroom — Authority: 79
  Researchers have found two new frog species in New Guinea, one of which is the new smallest known vertebrate on Earth. The new smallest vertebrate species is called Paedophryne amauensis , named after Amau Village in Papua New Guinea, where it was found. The adult body size for these frogs ranges from just 7.0 to 8.0 ...
  3 weeks ago

• Say Hello to My Little Friend—the Worlds Smallest Vertebrate [Science]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 862
  This minute fellow—the one being dwarfed by a dime—just earned the distinction for not only being the smallest known frog species but also the smallest known species of vertebrate. More »
  3 weeks ago

• Worlds smallest frog discovered

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 503
  Richard Black BBC News 11 Jan 12;A frog species that appears to be the worlds smallest has been discovered in Papua New Guinea by a US-based team.At 7mm (0.27 inches) long, Paedophryne amauensis may be the worlds smallest vertebrate - the group that includes mammals, fish, birds and amphibians.The researchers also ...
  3 weeks ago

• No, wait, THIS is the world’s smallest frog

  
  Not Exactly Rocket Science — Authority: 604
  In December of 2011, Fred Kraus from the Bishop Museum in Hawaii announced that he had discovered the world’s smallest frogs . The two coin-sized species were just 8.1 to 9.3 millimetres long . But these miniscule amphibians now share a different record – they were the world’s smallest frogs for the shortest ...
  3 weeks ago

• Iguanas: Why Move?

  
  San Diego Zoo Blog — Authority: 109
  Turks & Caicos iguana Late 2011 marked the first in a series of experimental iguana translocations on Big Ambergris Cay in the Caribbean’s Turks & Caicos designed to determine the conservation value of moving these large, endangered lizards out of areas slated for development to areas on the island that ...
  3 weeks ago

• “Frogs: A Chorus of Colors” Exhibit Comes to Springfield

  
  Hilltown Families — Authority: 113
  Frogs: A Chorus of Colors Springfield Museums January 21st – May 13th, 2012 The Springfield Museums will be hosting the exhibit, “Frogs: A Chorus of Colors,” January 21st through May 13th, 2012.  This is a new exhibit of live frogs that teaches visitors about the many different types of frogs found around the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Common Frog (Rana temporaria)

  
  Ireland's Wildlife — Authority: 104
  Of the three species of amphibian found in Ireland the common frog is by far the most familiar. Most people think of frogs as aquatic creatures, but in fact they spend most of their lives on land, only returning to the water in order to breed. Adult frogs are from 6-10cm (2.4-4 inches) long. They are smooth skinned, ...
  3 weeks ago

• New viper snake species found

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 125
  The snakes remote habitat is being kept a closely guarded secret by the discoverers. A new species of brightly coloured snake has been found in a remote area of Tanzania in East Africa. The striking black-and-yellow snake measures 60 cm (2.1 ft) and has horn-like scales above its eyes. The newly discovered ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Sub-Surface Basking Site and Shelter for Semi-Aquatic for Turtles, Newts and Frogs

  
  That Reptile Blog — Authority: 97
  Hello, Frank Indiviglio here.  I’ve found the Penn Plax Turtle Pier to be one of the most useful of all basking platforms.  In addition to providing a haul-out site that does not take away from the swimming area, it can be used by reptiles and amphibians in a variety of other ways.  Today I’d like More > ...
  3 weeks ago

• New Colorful Snake Sports Horns

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 134
  The colorful horned snake was discovered in a remote part of Tanzania, East Africa and may be critically endangered.
  3 weeks ago

• Dot Earth Blog: Dot Shot: Newt Under January Ice

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  A glimpse of winter activity by an amphibian in the Northeast.
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• Dot Shot: Newt Under January Ice

  
  Dot Earth — Authority: 635
  A glimpse of winter activity by an amphibian in the Northeast.
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• Still a Wild World: Top New Animals of 2011

  
  Wired Science — Authority: 724
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