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Tropical Zones

Sunday, August 29th, 2010


Approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) of the pit should be submerged. It is time to pot the pit when many roots are present. The avocado and pineapple plants require full sunlight and are suitable plants to include in a tropical terrarium.

The aforementioned plants represent only a sample of the live plants that might be successfully maintained in a tropical habitat. The possibility of failure or success in an attempt to establish a well-balanced environment for lizards and live plants is probably determined by many factors. The individual who has the aid of a “green thumb” will most likely be a step ahead of the game.

Certain species of plants are poisonous and should not be included in a terrarium that houses lizards. Senecio macroglossus, an ivy-like tropical plant, is a poisonous species. Likewise, Philodendron is a toxic plant. Certain plants require specific care. The tropical zebra arrowroot, Calathea, although suitable for the terrarium throughout most of the year, tends to prefer a slightly cooler temperature during the winter. Recommendations concerning plant fertilizers and pesticides, as well as a suitable day/night schedule and the provision of a shaded area within the tropical terrarium, parallel the suggestions given for temperate/subtropical habitats.

From a romantic point of view, a rain-forest habitat simulated within the confines of a terrarium seems to be the most beneficial environment that can be provided for tropical lizards. This type of environment also offers the most appealing approach to the keeper. In practice, however, the scenic beauty of even the best-designed terrarium maintained by the average amateur herpetologist might be demolished by the ever-increasing size and activity of the rapidly growing larger species of lizards. A walk-in greenhouse or similar structure is then necessary if the lizard is to be provided with a jungle-like environment.

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Aguidae

Monday, February 22nd, 2010


The purely American Annielidae , consists of two species.   Mainly subterranean in habits , it is known to be found near moisture, in loose soil such as beaches.  Unlike the Dibamidael,  Anniella has functional eyes and well developed eyelids.

The Anguindidae have their share of burrowers too , such as the well known slow-worm,  Anguis fragilis , a worm eating species found in Britain and in continental Europe.  They are remarkably long lived for lizards, being kept in captivity for over 50 years. and most effective eradicators of the garden “slug”.

Endangered Animals | Lesley Smitheringale Fine Art – Papua New Guinea, long derided for allowing widespread illegal logging, has created a conservation areas the size of Singapore to protect the bear-like, tree kangaroos and other endangered species. … The reptile is almost extinct in its native Myanmar as its numbers dwindle. brushtailed-bettong-with-her-joey. Brush-tailed Bettong with her joey – After living in its mother’s pouch for more than three months, this joey emerged at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. …

Murray Monster (Papua New Guinea) – The first account of this cryptid came in December 11, 1999, while paddling across the lake a small group of native villagers reported seeing a “dinosaur-like reptile” in shallow pools near Boboa island. The next day two missionaries …

Thoughts on Keeping the Giant Bent-Toed Gecko and Related Species … – Herpetologist Frank Indiviglio discusses keeping the Giant Day Gecko, and related Gecko species, on That Reptile Blog. … The giant bent-toed gecko is often sold as the “New Guinea phase” of C. louisiadensis, but is actually a separate species, C. irianjayaensis. To further confuse matters, stores sometimes mix up the various species, and coin their own names. There are still many questions as regards the husbandry and natural history of the giant bent-toed gecko. …

Ever Since Darwin – It’s estimated that there are an amazing 5-8 million species of beetle alone, with new species discovered every day. And it’s not just beetles. Scores of new birds, reptile and even mammals have been discovered in just the last decade. …

CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: DALE DRINNON: AMENDED … – There are apparantly separate analogues of this in Central and West Africa, and the confusion of these with some sort of flying reptile may be general; Charles Gould in Mythical Monsters notes the production of “Jenny hanivers” from West Africa since early times. …. It would take an expert to determine this for certain, including in the case of the New Britain Migo. The South New Guinea crocodile also might be entirely separate from the North New Guinea crocodile. …

Spiny echidna – What has the beak of a bird, the spines of a hedgehog, the gait of a reptile, the pouch of a marsupial, and the lifespan of an elephant? If you answered an. … Native to New Guinea and Australia, echidnas weren’t even identified in the western world until 1792, when the first detailed description was published in England. Still, it took hundreds of years of technological advancements before any close study of the echidna was possible. At first glance, an observer might …

Unique to the continent of Australia and New Guinea is a family known as “scaly-footed lizards” and Pyrogodidae.  These are characterized by being limbless save for a pair of flaps near the vent.  They lack eyelids and the ear may be exposed or hidden.

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A Place in the Sun

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010


The common green iguana is one species within one genus of a family of lizards found mostly in the New World. This green iguana and the other typical iguanas are tropical and semi-tropical and active during daylight hours (diurnal). Their eyes have round pupils and well developed lids. Their tongues are short, thick and only slightly notched, as contrasted to the long forked tongue of, for instance, the monitor lizards. It lays eggs, in common with most other iguanids (oviparous). Only a few give birth to living young (viviparous). They are frequently but not always brightly colored; they often have spines, frills or crests, and many can distend their throats. They can alter their color somewhat, some species more than others. Some may favor trees (arboreal) and others favor the land (terrestrial). Two are from the Galapagos Islands, and one of these is semi-marine, eats seaweed and would probably rather die than climb a tree.

For a beginning herpetologist or hobbyist pet keeper, the best iguana is the common green iguana – scientifically: Iguana iguana iguana. If you don’t go out of your way when you choose a pet in a pet shop, this is what you probably will get. Good. The only other iguanas that resemble it are Iguana iguana delicatissima which lacks the circular shields found below the eardrums of Iguana iguana iguana, and Iguana iguana rhinolopha which has a slight protuberance at the snout. So there you have it – genus Iguana, species iguana, and subspecies perhaps iguana or delicatissima or rhinolopha.

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