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The Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus)

COASTAL TAIPAN The coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) in English is called the coastal Taipan or co...

reptilenesia 8 Apr, 2022

Atractus fuliginosa (Family Dipsadidae) - Reptilenesia

Atractus fuliginosa . JCM Coluber fuliginosus Hallowell 1845: 243 Rabdosoma univittatum  Jan, 1862: 15. Type locality: Caracas, Distrito Fe...

reptilenesia 7 Feb, 2022

Neotropical Blind Snake, Amerotyphlops cf brongersmianus - reptilenesia

Neotropical Blind Snake, Amerotyphlops cf brongersmianus Identification Size. 325 mm TL, tail about 2.1% SVL. Identification. Cigar-shape...

reptilenesia 20 Jul, 2021

Trinidad Blindsnakes - Amerotyphlops trinitatus - reptilenesia

Note similarity between head and tail. Trinidad Blindsnakes,  Amerotyphlops trinitatus  TRAITS. These snakes resemble earthworms and have li...

reptilenesia 20 Jul, 2021

Should Florida Exterminate or Accommodate Invasive Species? - Reptilenesia

why Should Florida Exterminate or Accommodate Invasive Species ? S ilhouetted against the moonlight, the strangest lizard I had ever see...

reptilenesia 20 Jun, 2021

Tracking the Himalayan history from the evolution of hundreds of frogs, lizards and snakes - Reptilenesia

IMAGE:  The Himalaya and representative amphibians and reptiles. view more  Credit: @Science China Press The Himalaya are am...

reptilenesia 20 Jun, 2021

Tiger Rat Snake, Spilotes pullatus - Reptilenesia

Other common names: Tigre, El Tigre. Size. Adult males larger than females. Average size is about 1,700 mm SVL, 2,311 mm TL, may exceed 3.6 ...

reptilenesia 9 Jun, 2021

5 reasons Trinbagonians should appreciate snakes and why - reptilenesia

Micrurus diutius - Large coral snake, Trinidad. Photo by Renoir Auguste      Reptilenesia - If you ask most Trinbagonians what they think a...

reptilenesia 14 May, 2021

Brown vine snake (Horsewhip) from Trinidad and Tobago renamed after Mike Rutherford - reptilenesia

Hey reptilenesia lovers - The brown vine snake from Trinidad and Tobago locally known as Horsewhip has recently been re-described as a new...

reptilenesia 14 May, 2021

There are 2 types of policies available on an insurance product for pets - reptilenesia

Insurance Policy for Pets Animal Insurance Policy Many misunderstand the true notion of insurance for pets. Pet insurance is a variati...

reptilenesia 12 May, 2021

What is animal insurance? - reptilenesia

What is animal insurance? Pet insurance is the protection of pets against certain risks. The risk varies from total permanent disability...

reptilenesia 11 May, 2021

Klauber's Threadsnake, Epictia tenella (Klauber, 1939) - Reptilenesia

Klauber's Threadsnake, Epictia tenella (Klauber, 1939) Previously known as Leptotyphlops albifrons . Size. 275 mm TL, tail very short ab...

reptilenesia 6 May, 2021

Machete Savane, Chironius carinatus (Family Colubridae) - Reptilenesia

Juvenile from the Arima Valley. JCM Coluber carinatus  Linnaeus, 1758:223. Type locality: "Indiis." Herpetodryas fuscus –  Reinhar...

reptilenesia 30 Apr, 2021

A glimmer of hope on vertebrate biodiversity - Reptilenesia

Credit: Elika / Getty Images A glimmer of hope on vertebrate biodiversity - Reptilenesia It's been estimated that half to two-...

reptilenesia 30 Apr, 2021

Erythrolamprus sp Tobago - Reptilenesia

Previously known as Liophis reginae ssp. Size. 362 mm SVL, 120 mm tail; tail 33.1% SVL. Identification. Rostral visible from above; eight up...

reptilenesia 28 Apr, 2021

Two white snakes, first of their species in the world, found in Nepal - Global Voices - Reptilenesia

One of the leucistic kraits discovered in Nepal. Photo by Dev Narayan Mandal and Ganesh Sah. Used with permission. According to  a r...

reptilenesia 28 Apr, 2021