#reptiles — Public Fediverse posts

Latín, lenguas locales y leyendas: un estudio descifra el significado de 1.047 nombres de reptiles indios [ENG]

https://tardigram.com/m/Cultura/t/62937

Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter", died on 4 Sept 2006. So it seems appropriate to post this Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 20 Oct 2025.

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322025285 ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Reptiles #Reptilia #Crocodiles #Crocodylia

Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter", died on 4 Sept 2006. So it seems appropriate to post this Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 20 Oct 2025.

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322025285 ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Reptiles #Reptilia #Crocodiles #Crocodylia

Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter", died on 4 Sept 2006. So it seems appropriate to post this Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 20 Oct 2025.

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322025285 ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Reptiles #Reptilia #Crocodiles #Crocodylia

Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter", died on 4 Sept 2006. So it seems appropriate to post this Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 20 Oct 2025.

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322025285 ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Reptiles #Reptilia #Crocodiles #Crocodylia

[Science News] The Unexpected Sounds of Nature—or the Sounds Made by Reptiles, and Their Translation: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reptiles-make-a-surprising-amount-of-noise-heres-what-those-sounds-might-mean-from-pops-to-hoots-to-bellows-180989422/

#sounds #Nature #reptiles
@nature
#science #environment

[Science News] The Unexpected Sounds of Nature—or the Sounds Made by Reptiles, and Their Translation: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reptiles-make-a-surprising-amount-of-noise-heres-what-those-sounds-might-mean-from-pops-to-hoots-to-bellows-180989422/

#sounds #Nature #reptiles
@nature
#science #environment

[Science News] The Unexpected Sounds of Nature—or the Sounds Made by Reptiles, and Their Translation: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reptiles-make-a-surprising-amount-of-noise-heres-what-those-sounds-might-mean-from-pops-to-hoots-to-bellows-180989422/

#sounds #Nature #reptiles
@nature
#science #environment

Attn #reptile lovers and #herpetology fans 💚🐊🦎🐍🐸🐢💚 20% of #reptiles are headed for #extinction from #meat 🥩❌ #palmoil 🌴❌ #deforestation. Help all animals! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife and be #Vegan when you shop @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/07/21/one-fifth-of-reptiles-heading-towards-extinction/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Attn #reptile lovers and #herpetology fans 💚🐊🦎🐍🐸🐢💚 20% of #reptiles are headed for #extinction from #meat 🥩❌ #palmoil 🌴❌ #deforestation. Help all animals! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife and be #Vegan when you shop @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/07/21/one-fifth-of-reptiles-heading-towards-extinction/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Attn #reptile lovers and #herpetology fans 💚🐊🦎🐍🐸🐢💚 20% of #reptiles are headed for #extinction from #meat 🥩❌ #palmoil 🌴❌ #deforestation. Help all animals! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife and be #Vegan when you shop @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/07/21/one-fifth-of-reptiles-heading-towards-extinction/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Attn #reptile lovers and #herpetology fans 💚🐊🦎🐍🐸🐢💚 20% of #reptiles are headed for #extinction from #meat 🥩❌ #palmoil 🌴❌ #deforestation. Help all animals! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife and be #Vegan when you shop @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/07/21/one-fifth-of-reptiles-heading-towards-extinction/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

The Beginnings of Man -Part 1

https://tonyaholisticblog.com/2026/08/31/the-beginnings-of-man-part-1/

https://www.meowmoe.com/245746/ 母猫を休ませるために子猫のベビーシッターをするゴールデンレトリバー #AmazingAnimals #AnimalBehavior #AnimalDocumentary #AnimalFacts #AnimalShorts #birds #CuteAnimals #EducationalVideos #FunFacts #JungleAnimals #mammals #nature #neko #OceanAnimals #reptiles #WildAnimals #wildlife #WildlifeFacts #ZooAnimals #子猫

New publication: Online pet markets: extent and risks of trade in alien #reptiles and #amphibians. #alienspecies #pettrade #biodiversity
https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2026.17.2.03

Fossil Festival HEADLINE TALK
A DINOSAUR ART LIFE
Sunday 14th June, 1.30pm

📍Marine Theatre
🎟️Adults £7 / Children £4. Tickets available here:
https://fossilfestival.com/palaeontological-festival.../

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Pterosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #JurassicWorld #JurassicPark

THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, Unearthing the Real Behaviours of Prehistoric Animals, written by Dr Dean Lomax and illustrated by @BobNicholls, is OUT NOW!

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Pterosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology

#Maryland - #Library #Backpacks

"Thanks to support from the Nora Roberts Foundation, there are #NatureExplorer backpacks at all of the local libraries in the Eastern Panhandle, at some libraries nearby in Maryland, and at the nature center at #CacaponStatePark. They are available for checkout with your library card!

The packs provide families with all the tools they need to get their children outside exploring #nature. Each pack contains a variety of #books, #FieldGuides, supplies and #ActivityIdeas centered on different themes. Backpacks themes include #Birds, #Reptiles and #Amphibians, #BackyardHabitats, #Mammals, #Insects, and Winter."

Learn more:
https://www.potomacaudubon.org/education/all-ages/library-backpacks/

#SolarPunkSunday #ExploreNature #Wildlife #PotomacValley #PotomacValleyAudubonSociety #SpendTimeInNature #NatureBackpacks #SpendTimeOutdoors #NatureBasedLearning #LearningThroughNature #LibrariesRule! #MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime

The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival programme is online: https://fossilfestival.com/

I will be talking at 13:30 on Sunday June 14 and again with Dr Dean Lomax at 15:00. See you there!

#Ichthyosaurs #Plesiosaurs #Pliosaurs #Mosasaurs #LymeRegis #LymeRegisFossilFestival #FossilFriday #Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Pterosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology

#Seaturtle boom may be hiding a population collapse
#Globalwarming causes temperatures to rise, more sea #turtle eggs are developing into females. As in some other #reptiles turtle’s sex is dependent on incubation temperature. Without enough males, even a seemingly thriving population can collapse.
Conservation efforts, #marineprotectedareas, fishing regulations and protecting egg clutches, are helping populations, but may not provide full picture.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sea-turtle-population-collapse
https://archive.ph/7PJI5

Frill-Necked Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii

Frill-Necked Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii

Location: Papua New Guinea, West Papua, Australia

Region: Trans-Fly ecosystem of southern Papua New Guinea and West Papua along with northern parts of Australia.

The frill-necked lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii, also known as the frilled dragons or frill-neck lizards, are famous for their impressive neck frill that fans out dramatically when they feel threatened. The Trans-Fly savannahs of southern Papua New Guinea and Indonesian-occupied West Papua, have come increasingly under threat over the past decade by climate change-related extreme weather and deforestation. Anthropogenic threats include habitat destruction for timber and palm oil, climate change-related fires, expanding agricultural zones, road and infrastructure building and capture for the exotic pet trade. In Australia, these lizards eat poisonous cane toads that are deadly once ingested. This along with large-scale bushfires pose threats to Frill-necked #Lizards. Once abundant, these striking reptiles are now losing their ecosystems. Use your wallet as a weapon for them by defending New Guinea’s forests. Choose palm oil-free products and boycott the pet trade. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife

The Frilled-Neck #Lizard 🦎💚 is an icon of #Australia 🇦🇺. Their #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 and #WestPapua populations are under threat from #deforestation 🌴🩸⛔️ along with #ClimateChange. Protect their home and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2025/11/09/frill-necked-lizard-chlamydosaurus-kingii/

With their dramatic frilled necks 🦎😻✨ and ability to run on two legs, Frilled-Neck #Lizards are arguably the most spectacular lizards in all of #Melanesia 🇵🇬 Help protect their #NewGuinea population #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2025/11/09/frill-necked-lizard-chlamydosaurus-kingii/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a44j267-nxE

Appearance & Behaviour

With their iconic neck frill, long limbs and ability to sprint upright on two legs, frill-necked lizards are one of the most distinctive reptiles in the world. New Guinean individuals typically feature vivid yellow frills that flare outward like a sunburst when they feel threatened—often accompanied by a hiss and an open mouth to appear larger than life. Their frill can reach up to 30 cm across, supported by hyoid bones and cartilage that fan the skin out in a flash. Colouration is variable, and in New Guinea, these lizards lean towards paler hues with distinctive white markings accenting their yellow frills.

Primarily arboreal, they spend over 90% of their time in the trees. They are solitary, territorial, and highly dependent on their frill to communicate and intimidate. During the wet season, they descend closer to the ground in search of food, only to retreat to the higher canopy during the dry months when food is scarce.

Threats

• Deforestation for palm oil plantations is rapidly fragmenting their native woodlands in the Trans-Fly region of West Papua and Papua New Guinea.
• Illegal capture for the pet trade—many specimens claimed to be ‘captive bred’ are actually wild-caught in Papua New Guinea.
• Late dry season fires increase mortality rates and reduce food availability.
• Predation by feral cats is an ongoing issue in some parts of their range.
• Climate change related extreme weather may impact their reproduction, as temperature influences sex ratios and growth rates.

Geographic Range

This species is found in northern Australia and across southern New Guinea, including both Papua New Guinea and Indonesian-occupied West Papua. In New Guinea, they inhabit the Trans-Fly savannah region—a unique landscape of seasonal woodlands and dry forests. These lizards avoid low-lying Melaleuca-dominated swamps and prefer elevated areas with well-drained soils and diverse tree species. However, their range in New Guinea is far more restricted than in Australia, making local threats far more significant to their survival.

Diet

Frill-necked lizards are insectivorous ambush predators. They rely on their sharp eyesight and camouflage to spot prey from high in the trees. Their diet consists mainly of insects like termites, cicadas, beetles, ants, and centipedes. During the dry season, termites are especially important, while the wet season sees them shifting to moth larvae. Occasionally, they will consume spiders, small rodents, and other lizards.

Mating and Reproduction

Mating occurs during the late dry and early wet seasons. Males engage in dramatic frill displays and combat to win over females. Females dig a shallow burrow where they lay 1–2 clutches of 4–20 eggs. Temperature plays a critical role in determining the sex of hatchlings—warmer nests produce more males, while cooler ones yield more females. Young frillies are independent within 10 days of hatching and can deploy their frills almost immediately.

FAQs

How many Frill-necked lizards are left in New Guinea?

There is no precise population estimate for New Guinea, but while the species is locally common in parts of Australia, their populations in the Trans-Fly region are under pressure. Their limited range, coupled with the impacts of deforestation and trade, may mean local declines are already occurring.

How long do Frill-necked lizards live in the wild?

Frill-necked lizards in the wild can live up to 6 years for males and around 4 years for females. Hatchlings grow rapidly during the wet season and reach sexual maturity by about two years of age.

Do Frill-necked lizards make good pets?

Absolutely not. These sensitive reptiles are wild animals with complex needs. They are difficult to breed in captivity, meaning many sold in pet markets are likely wild-caught, contributing directly to population declines. Keeping them as pets fuels this harmful trade and leads to suffering. If you care about frill-necked lizards, do not support the exotic pet industry.

Take Action!

Support local and indigenous-led resistance to palm oil deforestation in West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Boycott palm oil products entirely—there is no such thing as “sustainable” palm oil, all of it causes deforestation. Say no to the exotic pet trade, which is stripping these unique lizards from the wild and pushing them towards decline. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife

Support Frill-Necked Lizards by going vegan and boycotting palm oil in the supermarket, it’s the #Boycott4Wildlife

Support the conservation of this species

This animal has no protections in place. Read about other forgotten species here. Create art to support this forgotten animal or raise awareness about them by sharing this post and using the #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife hashtags on social media. Also you can boycott palm oil in the supermarket.

Further Information

O’Shea, M., Allison, A., Tallowin, O., Wilson, S. & Melville, J. 2017. Chlamydosaurus kingii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T170384A21644690. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170384A21644690.en. Accessed on 06 April 2025.

Harlow, P. S., & Shine, R. (1999). Temperature-dependent sex determination in reptiles: insights from frillneck lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 68(3), 197–211. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3893081

Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Frilled lizard. Wikipedia. Retrieved 7 April 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_lizard

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Learn about other animals endangered by palm oil and other agriculture

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Sunda Flying Lemur Galeopterus variegatus

Western Parotia Parotia sefilata

Capped Langur Trachypithecus pileatus

Mountain Tapir Tapirus pinchaque

Saola Pseudoryx nghetinhensis

Learn about “sustainable” palm oil greenwashing

Read more about RSPO greenwashing

A 2019 World Health Organisation (WHO) report into the palm oil industry and RSPO finds extensive greenwashing of palm oil deforestation and the murder of endangered animals (i.e. biodiversity loss)

It's marine reptile Monday!
Okay, that's not a thing, but here is an old acrylic painting from 1999 (26 years old!). It depicts a Liopleurodon breaching with an unfortunate Metriorhynchus in its jaws. It was commissioned for a TV series that was never made.

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Pterosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Liopleurodon #Pliosaurs #WildlifeArt #Jurassic #JurassicWorld

Went for the launch of the new book, "A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Singapore" at the Library. Caught up with some nature people who I haven't seen for some time. Minister Desmond Lee was there to officially launch the book with the authors.

A fun time, and I hope to put the book to good use.

#Singapore #Books #Nature #FieldGuides #Reptiles #Amphibians #Herpetology

"On Sept 20, the band of brothers will launch their guide showcasing and detailing 150 species of reptiles and amphibians for which Singapore has been home."

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/de-mystifying-herps-enthusiasts-to-launch-field-guide-on-singapores-reptiles-amphibians

#Singapore #FieldGuides #Reptiles #Amphibians #Nature #Biodiversity #Photography

Woohoo. The book is launching next week! 🙂

"A Field Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of Singapore is the most comprehensive, up-to-date field guide to the reptiles and amphibians in Singapore, covering caecilians, frogs, lizards, snakes and turtles."

https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/whats-on/event-detail?event-id=175333903162

#Singapore #Nature #Biodiversity #Books #FieldGuides #Reptiles #Amphibians

[USGS] FORT Science In Action – Science In Support Of Invasive Reptile Management In The Greater Everglades
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/fort-collins-science-center/news/fort-science-action-part-7-science-support-invasive <-- shared technical article
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#remotesensing #florida #everglades #restoration #burmese #python #snake constrictor #impacts #invasive #species #reptiles #loss #mammal #tegus #ecosystems #habitat #plants #vertebrate #carnivore #feral #threatened #research #culling #risk #hazard #threat #AI #imagery #UAS #GIS #spatial #mapping #DNA #sampling #surveillance #cost #ecology #damage #trapping #collaboration #scaleable #control #biocontrol #fedscience #fedservice #management #protection #swamp #wetland #grasslands #geomorphology #geomorphometry #water #hydrology #native #species #USGS #NPS
@USGS @NPS

Mammals, Amphibians, and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Field Guide by Carrol L. Henderson, 2010

To help visitors, as well as local residents, identify and enjoy the wildlife of Costa Rica, Carrol L. Henderson published Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica in 2002, and it instantly became the indispensable guide.

@bookstodon
#bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#CostaRica
#FieldGuides
#mammals
#reptiles
#amphibians

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Here's my 2023 illustration of Borealopelta swallowing pebbles to help grind its plant food, from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR, by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press). 50% off this book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691244297/dinosaur-behavior?srsltid=AfmBOopwbYBeAJxNWaoHbEtof7HIOsiVZ9B-IGSkaiHugeSs3iSHDfeY

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Borealopelta #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #Ankylosaurus #WildlifeArt

Lovely. A new book, "A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Singapore" to be out in September 2025. I've met some of the authors.

"This 300-page book is a labour of love that provides comprehensive and up-to-date accounts of the herpetofauna of Singapore."

#Singapore #Nature #Biodiversity #Reptiles #Amphibians #FieldGuides #Books

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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Zooming into my 2022 Nature cover, featuring Tupandactylus. This painting was commissioned by Cincotta et al for their paper describing multiple feathers and their colours from a pterosaur fossil!

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Pterosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Tupandactylus #Feathers #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #FossilFriday

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Here's my 2022 Nature cover featuring Tupandactylus. This painting was commissioned by Cincotta et al for their paper describing multiple feathers and their colours from a pterosaur fossil!

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Pterosaurs #Tupandactylus #Feathers #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #FossilFriday

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Some zooms into my "Primeval Clevedon Bay" painting (2022), depicting fish, crinoids, othrocones, corals, gastropods, and brachiopods in an Early Carboniferous shallow sea. This painting was the first winner of the Marsh Palaeoart Award.

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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Here's a second painting of the Severn Estuary, this time during the Early Carboniferous. Called "Primeval Clevedon Bay," it features fish, crinoids, othrocones, corals, gastropods, and brachiopods. This painting was the first winner of the Marsh Palaeoart Award.

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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Last post for my life-size Megeneura (70cm wingspan, 2017); packaging and shipping a delicate model to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, was nooooot easy.

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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

For Fossil Friday, some photos of my life-size Megeneura model (2017), for the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt (70cm wingspan).

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Here's the head anatomy...

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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Front view of my life-size Megeneura model (70cm wingspan), for the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt (2017). It would have been a fearsome predator with a nasty bite and loud wings!

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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

I've built multiple life-size Megeneura models over the years, this one, for the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, was the first at the full 70cm wingspan (2017).

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@KateShaw has released a new episode: The snakes of Snake Island (a lancehead and a snail-eater), the Martinique Fer-de-lance (a different lancehead), and the Louisiana Pine Snake (a constrictor).

https://strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/2024/07/29/episode-391-welcome-to-snake-island/

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What 70 Celebrity Tortoises Can Teach Us About Conservation Stories
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"Last November #conservationists carefully carried 70 young, critically #endangered #Mojave #DesertTortoises to the #reptiles’ natural habitat on Edwards Air Force Base... six months later, this past April, news of their fate came out: The #tortoises had emerged from their burrows healthier and stronger than ever, a notable milestone in the ongoing #tortoise #conservation story."

Amphibians Glow in Ways People Can’t See

Many animals have a colourful, yet largely hidden, trait. Marine creatures like #fish and corals can glow blue, green or red under certain types of light. So can land animals like penguins and #parrots. But until now, experts knew of only one salamander and a few #frogs that could glow. No longer. Among #amphibians, this ability to glow now appears fairly common — even if you can’t see it. Research has found that most amphibians glow as well – even if it’s not visible to human eyes. Protect amphibians and reptiles every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife

DYK not only #fish or #insects glow 🐟🐠🐛🦋? #Research has found that amphibians glow as well – even if it’s not visible to human eyes 🌈🌟🎇 Protect #amphibians and #reptiles every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/06/30/blue-and-uv-light-makes-many-amphibians-glow-in-ways-that-people-cant-normally-see/

Written by Erin Garcia de Jesús for Science News Explores under creative commons licence. Read the original article here.

The glow is produced through a process is known as fluorescence. A body absorbs shorter (higher energy) wavelengths of light. Almost immediately, it then re-emits that light, but now at longer (lower energy) wavelengths. People can’t see this glow, however, because our eyes aren’t sensitive enough to see the small amount of light given off in natural light.

Jennifer Lamb and Matthew Davis are biologists at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. They shone blue or ultraviolet light on 32 species of amphibians. Most were salamanders and frogs. Some were adults. Others were younger. One animal was a wormlike amphibian known as a caecilian (Seh-SEEL-yun).

The researchers found some of the creatures in their natural habitats. Others came from places like the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Ill. (There, the pair were allowed to “come into the exhibit after dark and basically run through their exhibit,” Davis notes.)

Research shows that biofluorescence is widespread and common not only among fish amongst amphibians

To the researchers’ surprise, all the animals they tested glowed in brilliant colors. Some were green. The glow from others was more yellow. The colors glowed most strongly under blue light. Until now, scientists had seen such fluorescence only in marine turtles. The new finding suggests that this biofluorescence is widespread among amphibians.

The researchers reported their findings February 27 in Scientific Reports.

Which parts of an animal glow differ with the species, Lamb and Davis found. Yellow spots on the eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) glow green under blue light. But in the marbled salamander (A. opacum), the bones and parts of its underside light up.

The researchers didn’t test what these amphibians use to glow. But they suspect the animals rely on fluorescent proteins or the pigments in some cells. If there are multiple ways they fluoresce, that would hint that the ability to glow evolved independently in different species. If not, the ancient ancestor of modern amphibians may have passed one trait on to species that are alive today.  

Fluorescence may help salamanders and frogs find one another in low light. In fact, their eyes contain cells that are especially sensitive to green or blue light.

One day, scientists might also harness the amphibians’ ability to glow. They could use special lights to search for the animals to survey their presence in the wild. That might help them see creatures that blend into their surroundings or hide in piles of leaves.

Blue poison dart frog by Zoological Consult for Getty Images

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#Paleontologists Identify Oldest-Known Mega-Predatory #Pliosaur https://www.sci.news/paleontology/lorrainosaurus-keileni-12378.html

The rise of #macropredatory #pliosaurids near the Early-Middle #Jurassic transition https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-43015-y

"#Pliosaurs were a type of short-necked #plesiosaurs: marine #reptiles built for speed compared to their long-necked cousins... They were ecological equivalents of today’s #KillerWhales and would have eaten a range of prey including squid-like #cephalopods, large #fish and other #MarineReptiles."