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**RealGravitas -Citizen Saboteur** @CWilbur · 1d

RealGravitas -Citizen Saboteur @CWilbur

Anybody in #herps know something about #rattlesnakes? I’m unfamiliar with this particular pattern. It was a larger snake, and appeared to have lost most of its rattle. #herpetology

A large rattlesnake of undetermined specie, moving through grasses. Most scales are slightly yellow with dark borders and a pattern of almost perfect diamond-shaped dark scale patches lined up on the dorsal line. Possibly a diamondback.

**llewelly** @llewelly@sauropods.win · 2d

llewelly @llewelly@sauropods.win

Newest episode of herphighlights is about smooth snakes and vipers!
https://herphighlights.podbean.com/e/225-smooth-snakes-vs-vipers/

#reptiles
#snakes
#smoothSnakes
#vipers
#frog
#herps
#herpetology

herphighlights.podbean.com225 Smooth Snakes vs Vipers | Herpetological HighlightsAre rare meadow vipers under threat from the world’s smoothest snake? We find out, then we chat about why asp vipers come in different colours. Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/herphighlights Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/herphighlights/shop Full reference list available here: http://www.herphighlights.podbean.com Main Paper References: Wenner B, Móré A, Radovics D, Bancsik B, Budai M, Rák G, Kovács G, Szabolcs M, Korsós Z, Mizsei E. 2025. The Smooth Snake is not a threat to the Meadow Viper: predator–prey interactions of a reptile specialist snake. Community Ecology. DOI: 10.1007/s42974-025-00234-9. Dubey S, Zwahlen V, Mebert K, Monney J-C, Golay P, Ott T, Durand T, Thiery G, Kaiser L, Geser SN, Ursenbacher S. 2015. Diversifying selection and color-biased dispersal in the asp viper. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15:99. DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0367-4. Editing and Music: Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com Intro visuals – Paul Snelling

**aphex twink** @peregrinator@toot.cat · 2d *

2d *

aphex twink @peregrinator@toot.cat

a garden lizard Calotes versicolor sitting pretty. this one's possible a male owing to the spines on the back. took this photo exactly 8 years back, yesterday.

#Lizard #LizardsOfMastodon #Herpetofauna

**Plazi Species** @plazi_species@mastodon.green · 4d

Plazi Species @plazi_species@mastodon.green

#NewSpecies!
New frog from #papuanewguinea just snuck in:

Oreophryne purari

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0387D428-371B-FFF0-8BA5-91F6FBBFFAD4
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.3.2
#Zootaxa #OreophrynePurari

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs

**Plazi Species** @plazi_species@mastodon.green · 4d

Plazi Species @plazi_species@mastodon.green

#NewSpecies!
New kukri snake from #thailand just sidled in:

Oligodon cicadophagus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2A5A87D7-FF9F-2339-6DFA-3F61FBB3FA45
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5569.2.7
#Zootaxa #OligodonCicadophagus

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #reptilia #snake #kukrisnake

**Ness** @toxophyllum@counterforce.social · Mar 31 *

Mar 31 *

Ness @toxophyllum@counterforce.social

went on a night walk to check some vernal pools, first warm rainy night …no activity yet, but found first spotted salamander of the season on the move. And one red-backed salamander was out and about as well.
#salamander #SpottedSalamander #herps #amphibians #salamanders #spring

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**Plazi Species** @plazi_species@mastodon.green · Mar 28

Mar 28

Plazi Species @plazi_species@mastodon.green

#NewSpecies!
New frog from #ecuador just got in:

Hyloscirtus dispersus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/43A76F83-26E6-5F84-81D2-F77878FB4876
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.124926
#ZooKeys #HyloscirtusDispersus

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs

**Plazi Species** @plazi_species@mastodon.green · Mar 28

Mar 28

Plazi Species @plazi_species@mastodon.green

#NewSpecies!
New frog from #india just climbed in:

Minervarya ghatiborealis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8C7E87F2-8474-FFEF-27C8-FCBF3467FE37
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.6
#Zootaxa #MinervaryaGhatiborealis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs

**Lee Raye** @leafyhistory.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · Mar 26

Mar 26

Lee Raye @leafyhistory.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

They're awake! First slow worms I've seen this year. I've been excitedly checking every few days. #reptiles #herps

Two brown slow worms like slender snakes curled up tail to tail, both with full tails, resting on ivy stalks under a stone

**My camera shoots fascists** @Mikal · Mar 26

Mar 26

My camera shoots fascists @Mikal

Nice dusk 10 mile bike ride, but no #herps. It was in the 90s today, so I thought for sure some of the snakes would have come out at dusk to warm themselves on the road. I guess I just got lucky a couple weeks ago with that little patch nosed snake out in the desert.

**llewelly** @llewelly@sauropods.win · Mar 24

Mar 24

llewelly @llewelly@sauropods.win

1/2
newest episode of herphighlights is on raptors that have no resistance to rattlesnake venom, on how rattlesnakes drink, and finally, a new species of viper from Thailand.

https://herphighlights.podbean.com/e/224-raptors-cannot-resist-rattlesnakes/

#snakes
#herps
#reptiles
#raptors
#birds

herphighlights.podbean.com224 Raptors Cannot Resist Rattlesnakes | Herpetological HighlightsThis episode is all about the problems rattlesnakes face in the wild. A brilliant new study uncovers whether predatory birds in America are resistant to the toxins of the rattlesnakes they eat, and then we talk about how rattlesnakes deal with the problem of getting water in dry environments. Finally, a beautiful new species of pitviper has been described from Thailand. Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/herphighlights Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/herphighlights/shop Full reference list available here: http://www.herphighlights.podbean.com Main Paper References: Balchan NR, Crowther TW, Kratz G, Mackessy SP. 2025. Raptors without resistance: No evidence for endogenous inhibition of rattlesnake venom metalloproteinases in a Great Plains raptor assemblage. Toxicon 256:108275. DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2025.108275. McIntyre MG, Van Mierlo M, Parker MR, Goetz SM, Taylor EN, Boback SM. 2024. Rain-harvesting behavior in free-ranging prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis). Current Zoology:zoae069. DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoae069. Species of the Bi-Week: Pawangkhanant P, Idiiatullina SS, Smits T, Dugdale I, Pierce A, Suwannapoom C, Poyarkov NA. 2025. A NEW SPECIES OF KARST-ASSOCIATED PITVIPER OF THE Trimeresurus kanburiensis COMPLEX (SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE) FROM EASTERN THAILAND. Taprobanica 14. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v14i1.347. Editing and Music: Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com Intro visuals – Paul Snelling

**Plazi Species** @plazi_species@mastodon.green · Mar 21

Mar 21

Plazi Species @plazi_species@mastodon.green

#NewSpecies!
New treefrog from #indonesia just climbed in:

Rhacophorus boeadii

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DD0687A4-FFDB-2703-FF34-FB73610250E8
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5569.2.1
#Zootaxa #RhacophorusBoeadii

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogs #frogfriday #treefrog

**llewelly** @llewelly@sauropods.win · Mar 21

Mar 21

llewelly @llewelly@sauropods.win

Latest episode of squamatesPod has some great discussion on books for learning about amphibians and reptiles.

http://squamatespod.com/archives/2027

by @blackmudpuppy , @serpenillus , @markscherz , and @HiralNaik

#reptiles
#amphibians
#salamanders
#frogs
#books
#herps

SquaMates - A totally serious herpetological podcast · Mar 20SquaMates Ep. 31: I do it for the gills - SquaMatesHappy World Frog Day! In this episode we answer a couple questions from listeners: why are there no neotenic frogs, and what books we recommend for people interested in herpetology (fair warning: it's a lot!) Remember that you can watch the full episode with video at youtube.com/@squamatespod! Episode notes sometimes get clipped on your device

**Plazi Species** @plazi_species@mastodon.green · Mar 21

Mar 21

Plazi Species @plazi_species@mastodon.green

#NewSpecies!
New microhylid frog from #papuanewguinea just croaked:

Cophixalus flavopunctatus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0387D428-3711-FFF6-8BA5-915AFE3CF944
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.3.2
#Zootaxa #CophixalusFlavopunctatus

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogs #frogfriday

**wandklex®** @wandklex@mastodon.art · Mar 19 *

Mar 19 *

wandklex® @wandklex@mastodon.art

#Buntfug to go, gekommen, um Farbe und Liebe in die Welt zu pinseln.
Handgemalte #wandklexschmuck Miniaturen, 40mm, jetzt auf https://www.wandklex.art/product/originalaquarell-bunte-froesche-gefasst-in-edelstahl-handgemalt-malerei-in-anhaenger-522717.

2 Edelstahlanhänger mit handgemaltem Motiv Froschpärchen in bunten FArben, einer scheint den anderen zu küssen

#miniaturepainting #herps #art

**dandelion** @dandelion@dresden.network · Mar 16

Mar 16

dandelion @dandelion@dresden.network

The snapping turtles have come out of hibernation!
#MarshMadness #Turtles #Herps

A large snapping turtle is floating in a shallow creek, only part of the shell and the face emerging above the surface. It is looking straight at the camera. In the foreground, dead grasses show that nature still hasn't shaken off the winter vibes.

The very same scene from the first photo, only zoomed out. A narrow stream is winding its way through the pale, dead grass. The turtle - though a foot long, is barely visible.

A depression in the shallow creekbed shows where the turtle (or one of its siblings) hibernated and emerged just a day or so ago. Unlike the land around it, the water in the creek rarely freezes deep into the ground and protects the hibernating creatures.

Like a prehistoric monster, a large snapping turtle basks on top of a fallen, almost bone-white cottonwood trunk. Its fleshy limbs, tail and neck appear too big for its shell.

**Fedi.Garden** @FediGarden@social.growyourown.services · Mar 14 *

Mar 14 *

Fedi.Garden @FediGarden@social.growyourown.services

Flipping.rocks is a Hometown Mastodon server for people who appreciate arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, fungi etc. If you want a general Fediverse home for chatting with friends and posting about other interests, that’s okay too.

https://flipping.rocks

You can find out more at https://flipping.rocks/about or contact the admin @a

Hometown hosted on flipping.rocksflipping.rocksA cozy online home for arthropod enthusiasts, fungi fans, herpers, and other lovers of weird little creatures.

#FeaturedServer #Arthropods #Amphibians