#Amphibians
These Bizarre #Amphibians Changed The Chemical Landscape To Survive A Plague Of #Snakes https://grrlscientist.medium.com/these-bizarre-amphibians-changed-the-chemical-landscape-to-survive-a-plague-of-snakes-50f5ca16bd3b by @GrrlScientist
"#Caecilians are a group of legless serpentine #burrowing amphibians that primarily live hidden in #soil or in stream beds and resemble either a large #worm or a #snake."
just listened to @KateShaw 's most recent episode: https://strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/2023/09/25/episode-347-two-spooky-amphibians/
it features a frog with a spooky, halloween appropriate diet ...
This is the first Spring Peeper I’ve seen in the yard. It might just be passing through rather than settling in. You can barely make out the telltale X on its back. #frogs #springpeeper #amphibians #whatsinmyyard
American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
#Toad #Toads #Amphibian #Amphibians #Frogs #Animal #Animals #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CreativeCommons #CCBYSA #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
#Frog #Frogs #Amphibian #Amphibians #Animal #Animals
#ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CreativeCommons #CCBYSA
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
It’s said witches could summon demons using a type of brandy made from newt body parts. Hence at the start of Macbeth, the three witches include “eye of newt” in their brew.
10 things you might not know about newts:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2023/09/7-september-newts.html
Had a few great nights out spotlighting in Le Balze and Valdarno last week. Some great Italian endemic #amphibians (but no spectacled salamanders!) including Italian Stream and Tree #Frogs, plus an Agile Frog and an edible #Dormouse. #Italy #Nocturnal
@OccasionalDucks
If you need more than occasional photographs of ducks you're welcome to use any you find at
https://rustonhouse.org.uk/index.php
Just reference where you found it. Unfortunately, the site has been rather neglected of late as our place is currently on the market.
You'll find all kind of wildlife recorded.
#wildlife #birds #mammals #insects #amphibians #reptiles #fish #invertebrates
Wenn ich groß bin, werde ich - ja was genau? Vielleicht ein Grasfrosch? Rana temporaria - was für ein schöner Name!
#frösche #Amphibien #frogs #amphibians #Grasfrosch #grassfrog #ranatemporaria
Meet Christoadpher Walken. Demi toadvato? I dunno.
Made a new friend whilst watering the garden last evening. :ablobcatheartsqueeze:
Pacific Tree Frog
Resident frogologist, Rupert Mathwin of @GlobEcoFlinders, just brought into the lab some beautiful (and a few very fat) Vulnerable southern bell frogs (Litoria raniformis) #frogs #amphibians #herps
A Copper-cheeked Frog (Chalcorana labialis) spotted at Lower Pierce Reservoir Park, Singapore, on 13 August 2023. Pointed it out to some people passing by who also admired it.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178132307 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Frogs #Anura #Amphibians #Amphibia
New study shows pure #glyphosate (without additives) can cause massive damage to #amphibians even at concentrations that are often exceeded in the environment. The study found while untreated clawed frog tadpoles developed normally, treatment with glyphosate led to massive developmental defects: shortened bodies, reduced eyes, malformed and shortened cranial nerves, reduced hearts. Also reduced heart rates. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651323005845
PhD candidate Rupert Mathwin from @GlobEcoFlinders featured in Cosmos Magazine
Frogs the world over are in hot water and they need your help
https://cosmosmagazine.com/news/frogs-citizen-science-frogwatch-sa/
Smooth guardian frog (Limnonectes palavanensis) carrying its tadpoles in Ulu Temburong National Park, #Brunei. Photo: Joremy Tony. #Borneo #wildlife #amphibians #frogs #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
Vantage point: Belalong tree frog (Leptomantis belalongensis), an endemic to Temburong District, on its perch in #Brunei. Photo: Joremy Tony. #Borneo #wildlife #amphibians #frogs
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #vulnerablespecies
My latest essay, "The Synergy of Action," is about the connection between the smallest individual deeds and greater acts of courage. It's the story of a small scale restoration project I've been working on for the past six years. You can find it on my Substack (link on my website).
#water #watercycle #smallwatercycle #restoration #amphibians #beavers #riparian #habitat
Meet one of the stars of the Brunei rainforest: Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus). Photos: Joremy Tony. #Borneo #wildlife #amphibians
Wormlike animals are first #amphibians shown to pass #microbes to their offspring.
#microbiome #transmission #Caecilians
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-wormlike-animals-amphibians-shown-microbes.html
Wormlike #animals are first #amphibians shown to pass #microbes to their offspring https://phys.org/news/2023-07-wormlike-animals-amphibians-shown-microbes.html
#ParentalCare contributes to vertical transmission of microbes in a skin-feeding and direct-developing #caecilian https://animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42523-023-00243-x
"#Caecilians are an elusive type of #amphibian that primarily live #underground and look like a cross between a worm and a snake. One of the few things that is known about caecilians is their unique method for feeding their young."
What’s the Difference Between Reptiles and Amphibians? https://animalofthings.com/difference-between-reptiles-and-amphibians/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Amphibians #Reptiles
FYI: 11 Plants That Repel Frogs https://animalofthings.com/plants-that-repel-frogs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Amphibians #Frogs #Plant
Want to see some of our photo comp entries? visit https://wildchiswick.com OR https://snapwildchiswick.com to learn more and enter! #photocompetition #wildlife #WildLifePhotography #Chiswick #hedgehogs #amphibians #birds #insects
ICYMI: 11 Plants That Repel Frogs https://animalofthings.com/plants-that-repel-frogs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Amphibians #Frogs #Plant
11 Plants That Repel Frogs https://animalofthings.com/plants-that-repel-frogs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Amphibians #Frogs #Plant
Can anyone ID this frog? It was my swimming buddy this morning.
giant salamanders are declining throughout their entire eastern US range — but why?
In Search Of America’s Missing Hellbenders | out of @virginia_tech published by @ASNAmNat
by @GrrlScientist via @ForbesScience / @Forbes
#amphibians #conservation #deforestation #agriculture https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/06/in-search-of-americas-missing-hellbenders/
But that's not all - we also encountered at least two large colonies of the yellow crazy ant (#Anoplolepis gracilipes)!
Agressive invaders, they rapidly expand territory, hunting and killing anything they can overpower, including small #reptiles and #amphibians.
I've been at #Anthrocon ! I turned myself (top left) and a bunch of my friends into newts beforehand, and running around the con to deliver these badges was way too much fun.
These are ink, watercolor, and colored pencil.
I FOUND 4 #SALAMANDERS LAST NIGHT AND UGLY CRIED A LITTLE BIT
Had the first rains since ive been down in #Belize. Of course had to go out. Found 4 #Bolitoglossa rufescens, the Rufescent salamander while hiking
Not gonna lie, ive been going through some stuff and really needed to find these little dudes. Put all the clips into a short video with some further explanation as to this neato group
Captions still generating!
Unexpected excitement on our walk yesterday. #amphibians #lizard #toad #alyth #perthandkinross #nature #naturephotography #photography
Tiger salamanders are one of only two species of salamander found in my area.
Gouache with colored pencil on 4x5" hotpress paper.
Had the opportunity to do #herpetology surveys with the Belize Karst Habitat Conservation. While it was a short survey period during an exceptionally dry wet season, we still managed to get plenty of #reptiles and #amphibians
One of my favorite finds were these Helmeted Basilisks, Corytophanes hernandezii. A male and a female perched on the same plant.
Also called the old man's lizard local legend says that if one spins around a tree 3 times you will get lost in the woods forever!
The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year shortlist is out. This is one of my favourite nature photography competitions, & this year has cute mudskippers, snippy crabs, otherworldly cephalopods, & a fluffy rainbow of bee-eaters.
#Nature #Photography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Australia #Animals #Birds #Cephalopods #Fish #Amphibians
A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview by @PCI_Ecology: Matutini, F. et al. Conservation networks do not match ecological requirements of #amphibians. #bioRxiv #Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.18.500425
It's #FrogFriday (#FroschFreitag?) Bullfrogs are the largest frogs around here - and the only ones, whose tadpoles overwinter. Their sonorous call sounds a bit like a bull - hence the name.
The sun is out in the #PNW and so are the #roughskinnednewts. :blobcataww: #newts #nature #Tarichagranulosa #naturephotography #olywa #wildlife #salamander #amphibians
A lovely little frog, identified as the Malesian Frog (Limnonectes malesianus) spotted near a stream at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore, on 7 May 2023. It was about 10-15 mm in length. Listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List, it is considered locally common but with a restricted range.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/160271310 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Amphibians #Amphibia #Frogs #Anura
I am blown away by how nice and helpful everyone is on here! Thank you for the very warm welcome.
I'm still figuring everything out, but here's a cluster of red eye tree #frog eggs hanging off a leaf in Belize.
If under threat from a predator, fungus, or drying out, the developing tadpoles will drop into the water below to continue their development.
I now know #hashtags are important!
#herpetology #amphibians #conservation #biology #biodiversity #scicomm
Had a pretty cool #wildlife encounter in my back yard today. Went to mow the lawn and found two mating garden #snakes under the mower. I just snapped these pics and left them alone.
PSA: Always move the mower before starting it!
#NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Naturfotografie #природа #naturaleza #natuur #amphibians #herpetology
Great Crested Newts and Palmate Newts this week in #Bath #Somerset #UK. Lots of both species in my local pond. Great Crested Newts are a protected species in the UK and Europe - I have a licence to survey for them.
#Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Amphibians #Amphibian #Newt #Newts #GCN #Pond #PondLife #Animals #Spring #NatureCommunity
Went to the pond, and visibility was excellent for Common Newt spotting 🦎 💚
Here's a courtship display, whereby the male (who is more spotted and has a crest) pursues a female. He moves in front of her and vibrates his tail to waft pheromones her way.
Big shiny eyes: Jasper cat snake (Boiga jaspidea) in #Brunei. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #amphibians
Saffron-bellied frog (Chaperina fusca) in #Brunei. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #amphibians
Found a Common Frog under an old plank of wood this morning. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Nature #Wildlife #BritishWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Frog #amphibians #amphibian
on days 66 & 67 of drawing animals I drew a bunch of frogs. frogs are cool, and can do funny things with their legs. And their tongues, still need to study frog range of movement and frog tongue action at some point ...
I am becoming a bit frustrated with the lack of #resources about #drawing #animals that are not mammals or birds. Can anyone here recommend anything that goes further than just the normal Dynamic Sketching classes? Books, websites, videos, anything?
I mean cats are cool and all but so are #insects, #amphibians & #molluscs know what I mean?
(or: good intros to scientific illustration that cover critters?)
boosts welcome!
on days 61 & 63 of #drawing #animals I finished some of the watercolors I had started on day 39 (https://mastodon.art/@playinprogress/110017016364567217 ).
This #wasp and #frog were _very_ satisfying to finish, and I learned a lot from them. In fact I learned so much that I immediately had the urge to start over with new versions or very similar images at least, but did not yet get around to that. So many things!
Lil newtly gentleman doing a characteristic hang pose 🦎
[Lissotriton vulgaris, Smooth Newt.]
I have been neglecting my #DailyTreeFrog responsibilities... Here's a glass frog, once again from Costa Rica!
It’s toad time in the local ponds! I’ve a feeling this might be a marmite post - and I love them! #amphibians #toads #naturephotography
I know this may not be your average choice for a painting, but, I could not resist this handsome fella ... perhaps waiting for his princess? My husband photographed him one summer day on a bird fountain in our yard.
Art -https://www.etsy.com/listing/718422989/handsome-frog-awaits-his-princess-art
#watercolor #homedecor #buyintoart #bullfrog #frog #animalpainting #watercolorpainting #art #artist #AYearForArt #SpringIntoArt #mastodonart #mastoart #mastodon #fountain #nature #wildlife #amphibians #photography #painting #green
Smaga, C. R., S. L. Bock, J. M. Johnson and B. B. Parrott (2022). "Sex Determination and Ovarian Development in Reptiles and Amphibians: From Genetic Pathways to Environmental Influences." Sexual Development. https://www.karger.com/DOI/10.1159/000526009
#ovarydevelopment
#sexdetermination
#reptiles #amphibians #environmentalsexdetermination
I posted an #introduction a few days ago, but here's one for my study system, aka the coolest salamanders in Michigan, and maybe the world: the unisexual Ambystoma!
These salamanders are all female, polyploid (>2 sets of chromosomes) and "steal" DNA from males of other species. They've been around for 5 million years and are the oldest known unisexual vertebrate.