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- February 6th, 2014, 10:34 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID help on Pantanal geckos
- Replies: 5
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Re: ID help on Pantanal geckos
For those of us in the Americas, most Hemidactylus are introduced species, and most are known from Florida [with the Sri Lankan H.parvimaculatus just recorded from New Orleans]. There was a paper a while back which provided a key to Florida species...I'll see if I can track down a link [found it]. T...
- February 6th, 2014, 10:03 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: KuanKuoShui NR, China
- Replies: 8
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Re: KuanKuoShui NR, China
I would guess the marbled green frog to be Odorrana schmackeri.
- February 6th, 2014, 9:57 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: KuanKuoShui NR, China
- Replies: 8
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Re: KuanKuoShui NR, China
The salamander appears to be Tylototriton broadoridgus , a member of the T.wenxianensis complex. This appears to be a new locality, but I would expect this taxon to account for all records of T.asperrimus or T.wenxianensis in Chongqing, western Hubei, northwestern Hunan around the type locality, far...
- January 25th, 2014, 1:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping in SE Missouri during the rain 3/8
- Replies: 3
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Re: Herping in SE Missouri during the rain 3/8
Those look more like snail eggs than salamander eggs of any kind.
- May 13th, 2013, 10:16 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Mexican relative of L fisheri ??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 963
Re: Mexican relative of L fisheri ??
Yes. You can find at least two relevant papers with a Google Scholar search for Lithobates chiricahuensis potosi. Northern populations of L."chiricahuensis " in most of the Mogollon rim of Arizona are L.fisheri . Southern [Sky Island] populations and those of the eastern rim and NM are L.c...
- May 9th, 2013, 11:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Montana Tailed Frog.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5296
Re: Montana Tailed Frog.
Giants have certainly been recorded at more than one location in Montana. I've found them myself, although I suspect it was at a more or less known locality [ie, same stream system if not the same location]. It seems likely they will be found much more widely in Montana, once eDNA sampling is more w...
- March 4th, 2013, 9:21 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herps & Habitat: Forest Pond Life
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4033
Re: Herps & Habitat: Forest Pond Life
Joe, I have seen neotenic (neotene) and paedomorph interchangeably in the literature. Maybe someone can enlighten us on the differences?? Technically, the two are different, although to a certain degree they ARE interchangeable. A paedomorph is an organism in which adults retain juvenile traits. Th...
- February 20th, 2013, 11:52 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NM & AZ w/ some Chile (S.America) - too long, so scroll fast
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8377
Re: NM & AZ w/ some Chile (S.America) - too long, so scroll
Great series of pictures! With accompanying text, it would make a great book. Some recent taxonomic reviews could affect the identities of some of the animals photographed, though I can't tell without locality data: Lithobates chiricahuensis - Madrean sky islands Lithobates fisheri - Mogollon Rim [M...
- February 13th, 2013, 9:21 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Forest Park Wildlife Report
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5616
Re: Forest Park Wildlife Report
The "Aneides" pictured on the caudata forum link looks like P. dunni. Me too. I thought about it for a while, but I can vaguely see webbed toes, is this my imagination? The stripe also looks to patchy to be Plethodon dunni . You definitely have a good point though. Nightsnakeman I have re...
- February 11th, 2013, 9:10 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: brainstorm: prize ideas for a field herper
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2457
Re: brainstorm: prize ideas for a field herper
Digital camera - low-light, macro, 10+Mp, AA batteries [Canon] GPS - able to store an export data data loggers portable weather station - able to store and export data if possible sturdy extendable snake hook or tongs a pail large enough to hold rubber boots; a coarse brush to remove mud; bleach pho...