The spatial activity pattern of S. petrii is positively correlated with Tenebrionid ground beetles, suggesting a shared microhabitat preference. However, neither the temporal nor the spatial activity of the gecko is correlated with that of vipers, which are its potential predators. Future studies of...
Island endemic reptiles face many threats that potentially have a negative effect on their conservation status, such as habitat loss, interactions with introduced predators and competitors, and stochastic environmental events. Since confirmation of the continued existence of the Barbados Leaf Toed gecko (...
A snake is a common type of reptile, which means it is cold-blooded, has dry and scaly skin and breathes using lungs. A snake has no legs, and is adapted to slithering on the ground for movement. Many snakes are venomous, with fangs that inject venom into their prey....
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The skeleton is a bony framework that supports and protects the frog’s body. With the exception of an expanded area that encases the small brain, a frog’s skull is flat. The frog heart, known as the pericardium, is the only organ enclosed within the coelom that has its own protective...
The Komodo dragon has an acute sense of smell. Like snakes and many other lizards, it has a forked tongue, which it uses to smell as well as taste. Its main sense organ is located above the roof of the mouth and is called the vomeronasal organ or Jacobson's organ. This is present ...
Each body segment has a pair of short, stout, unjoined legs. Their feet have four to eight sharp claws. The first three pairs of legs are directed downwards, used for the purpose of locomotion. The last and fourth pair of legs is attached backward on the last segment of trunk for the...
Here you shall come across some of the rarely known burrowing owl facts including burrowing owl diet, habitat, reproduction, and species. The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small owl species found across the landscapes of South and North America
A new species of Phyllurus leaf-tailed gecko (Lacertilia: Carphodactylidae) from The Pinnacles, north-east Australia Recent surveys of rocky rainforest in the Townsville region have found additional populations of Phyllurus geckos. One of these populations was discovered ... CJ Hoskin,LV Bertol...
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