Jan Pavlas
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Published: June 19, 2025 10:06
Contributing Editor for South-Eastern Asia, RHJ
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New Research—Field Thermoregulatory Behavior in the African Spiny-Tailed Lizard
Published: June 16, 2025 09:40
Researchers investigated the influence of altitude, seasonal variation, and intrinsic characteristics on thermoregulation in African Spiny-Tailed Lizard (U. acanthinura) by monitoring adult individuals in the eeld during their active season in southern…
RH Journal #21 (May-June 2025). Contents
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Published: June 15, 2025 17:50
CONTENTS: – Tales from the Field: Discovering the Splendid Mountain Lizard (Diploderma splendida) with Dr Bo Cai How Chester Zoo is Helping Save Europe’s Rarest Amphibian, the Montseny Brook Newt (Calotriton arnoldii) Through Captive Breeding Efforts.…
RH Journal #21 (May-June 2025)
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Published: June 15, 2025 17:46
New Species of Rain Frog Discovered in South Africa
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Published: June 15, 2025 08:51
An unassuming rain frog has leapt into the scientific spotlight. Named Breviceps batrachophiliorum—Latin for “frog-loving people”—this newly described species of rain frog is a triumph of taxonomy and a compelling example of the intersection of citizen…
Puff Adder Could Be an Agricultural Hero in Disguise
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Published: May 29, 2025 07:58
New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has revealed that puff adder (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that threaten agricultural production on the continent. Puff adders…
Sand Frog Adds to Mozambique’s Biodiversity
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Published: May 28, 2025 17:41
An Endangered Wildlife Trust ecologist recently joined two other South African researchers to confirm the discovery of a new sand frog species in the genus Tomopterna in Mozambique’s Banhine National Park. In findings published in ZOOTAXA, EWT ecologist…
The Philadelphia Zoo is Celebrating the Tortoise Named Mommy and Her Babies That Set a World Record
Published: May 27, 2025 18:16
The tortoise, named “Mommy” made international headlines earlier this month when, at nearly 100 years old, she became the oldest first-time mom of her species. There are four nearly identical hatchlings. To tell them apart, a zookeeper said the staff put…
Thousand Frosted Flatwoods Salamander Larvae Released In Florida
Published: May 26, 2025 16:51
The Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy announced that it has released 1,204 frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) larva into a wetland that the conservancy, along with private landowners and government agencies restored in the Florida…
Injured Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Returns on South Padre Island
Published: May 12, 2025 08:44
In December 2024, Jeff George, executive director of Sea Turtle, Inc., got a phone call. Someone on a beach on South Padre Island in Texas had spotted a distinctive-looking Kemp’s ridley sea turtle with a large chunk missing from her shell. For George,…