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We chat about vipers hissing before hitting on some massive news with multiple new species of king cobra being described.
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Main Paper References:
Van Zele N, Nicot T, Lengagne T, Ksas R, Lourdais O. 2024. Physiological costs of warning: Defensive hissing increases metabolic rate and evaporative water loss in a venomous snake. Physiology & Behavior 287:114708. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114708.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Das I, Gowri Shankar P, Swamy P, Williams RC, Lalremsanga HT, Prashanth P, Sahoo G, Vijayakumar SP, Höglund J, Shanker K, Dutta SK, Ganesh SR, WĂŒster W. 2024. Taxonomic revision of the king cobra Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836) species complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae), with the description of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 961. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.961.2681.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Shankar PG, Swamy P, Williams RC, Ganesh SR, Moss M, Höglund J, Das I, Sahoo G, Vijayakumar SP, Shanker K, WĂŒster W, Dutta SK. 2021. King or royal family? Testing for species boundaries in the King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836), using morphology and multilocus DNA analyses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution:107300. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107300.
Other Links/Mentions:
Viper hissing sound from Vipera Ammodytes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YgJRa9675Y&t=33s
Editing and Music:
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
Intro visuals â Paul Snelling
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Crocodiles and apes have a long history together, and they might have been dining on our young...
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Main Paper References:
Thévenet J, Papet L, Coureaud G, Boyer N, Levréro F, Grimault N, Mathevon N. 2023. Crocodile perception of distress in hominid baby cries. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290:20230201. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0201.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Seilern-Macpherson K, Lawson B, Macadam CR, West P, Reed N, Gibson L, ĆwiÄ tek P, Gajda Ć, Cunningham AA, Heaver J, Julian AM. 2024. Predation of anurans in southern England by Batracobdella algira, a leech previously unknown in the UK. The Herpetological Journal 34:221â227. DOI: 10.33256/34.4.221227.
King RB, Ray JM, Stanford KM. 2006. Gorging on gobies: beneficial effects of alien prey on a threatened vertebrate. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84:108â115. DOI: 10.1139/z05-182.
Massenet M, Anikin A, Pisanski K, Reynaud K, Mathevon N, Reby D. 2022. Nonlinear vocal phenomena affect human perceptions of distress, size and dominance in puppy whines. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289(1973), 20220429. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0429
Other Links/Mentions:
Alligator sounds from AGKrokodile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkW7-KpOQLA
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Turtles have personalities and these can be influenced by the environments they live in, with urban environments seemingly changing the way turtle populations behave. Plus we talk about a chunky new toad species.
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Main Paper References:
Carlson BE, Carter SE, Hulbert AC, Hyslop NL, Free Kashon EA, Kimble SJA, Lisk J, McElroy C, Mook JL, Refsnider JM, Roe JH, Tetzlaff SJ, Windmiller B. 2024. Intrapopulation variation in boldness differs while average boldness is similar across populations of a widespread turtle. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 78:64. DOI: 10.1007/s00265-024-03480-5.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Caicedo-MartĂnez LS, Henao-Osorio JJ, Arias-Monsalve HF, Rojas-Morales JA, Ossa-LĂłpez PA, Rivera-PĂĄez FA, RamĂrez-Chaves HE. 2024. A new species of terrestrial toad of the Rhinella festae group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the highlands of the Central Cordillera of the Andes of Colombia. ZooKeys 1196:149â175. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1196.114861.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Marr MM, Hopkins K, Tapley B, BorzĂ©e A, Liang Z, Cunningham AA, Yan F, Wang J, Turvey ST. 2024. Whatâs in a name? Using species delimitation to inform conservation practice for Chinese giant salamanders (Andrias spp.). Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society 3:kzae007. DOI: 10.1093/evolinnean/kzae007.
Editing and Music:
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
Intro visuals â Paul Snelling
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A bunch of new research up for discussion with frogs building nests, two-tailed geckos jogging about, and a leucistic snake that's venomous and poisonous.
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Main Paper References:
AngiolaniâLarrea FN, Jindiachi L, TinajeroâRomero JG, ValenciaâAguilar A, GarridoâPriego M, Culebras J, Ringler E. 2023. Egg burying behaviour in Pristimantis highlights the link between direct development and specialised parental care. Ecology and Evolution 13:e10808. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10808.
Liang T, Ran J, Liang Q, Leng L, Du J, Wang J, Shi L. 2024. Report of abnormal tail regeneration of Eremias yarkandensis (Sauria: Lacertidae) and its locomotor performance. Ecology and Evolution 14:e11074. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11074.
Park S, Cheon S, Park H, Kim N, Rahman MM, Sung H. 2024. The first record of leucism in the Rhabdophis tigrinus (Boie, 1826) (Squamata, Colubridae) in South Korea. Ecology and Evolution 14:e11029. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11029.
Editing and Music:
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
Intro visuals â Paul Snelling
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Are lizards from fire-prone areas more savvy to smoke? New research suggests they are, plus we chat about a newly discovered green frog whose beautiful call (probably) resembles a flute.
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Main Paper Reference:
Ălvarez-Ruiz L, Belliure J, Pausas JG. 2021. Fire-driven behavioral response to smoke in a Mediterranean lizard. Behavioral Ecology 32:662â667. DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arab010.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Marinho P, Santos MTT, Faivovich J, Lyra ML, Giaretta AA, Haddad CFB, Carvalho TR. 2024. A New Species of the Aplastodiscus albosignatus Group (Hylinae: Cophomantini) from the Northern Mantiqueira Mountain Range. Herpetologica 80. DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-23-00008.
Editing and Music:
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
Intro visuals â Paul Snelling
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In Australia rotten meat is a valuable commodity that monitor lizards compete for against dingoes and red foxes. Plus new work from a team including ZSL has discovered a key ingredient to some lizard and crocodilian teeth that explains how they are so tough.
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Main Paper References:
Cairncross RJ, Spencer EE, Meisuria N, Crowther MS, Newsome TM. 2024. Carrion use by a reptile is influenced by season, habitat and competition with an apex mammalian scavenger. Ecology and Evolution 14:e70211. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70211.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
LeBlanc ARH, Morrell AP, Sirovica S, Al-Jawad M, Labonte D, DâAmore DC, Clemente C, Wang S, Giuliani F, McGilvery CM, Pittman M, Kaye TG, Stevenson C, Capon J, Tapley B, Spiro S, Addison O. 2024. Iron-coated Komodo dragon teeth and the complex dental enamel of carnivorous reptiles. Nature Ecology & Evolution. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02477-7.
Editing and Music:
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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We talk about tourists intimidating lizards, pythons eating each other, and some fun skink action including a brand new dragon-like skink.
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Main Paper References:
Golawska S, Charalambidou I, Surmacki A, Golawski A. 2024. Tourism influences escape behavior of lizards in relationship with human clothing color. Scientific Reports 14:16869. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68092-5.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Wang K, Li L, Mu H-N, Xu S-J, Che J. 2024. A New Species of the Genus Tropidophorus DumĂ©ril, Bibron, 1839 (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from China-Vietnam Border Region in Southeastern Yunnan Province, China. Zootaxa 5486:129â141. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.6.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Mahamud I, Asif AA, Rahman MM, Sarker S, Shome AR. 2024. Python eats python: A Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) preying on a Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) in Bangladesh. Reptiles & Amphibians 31:e21418. DOI: 10.17161/randa.v31i1.21418.
Other Links/Mentions:
Aesculapian snakes paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.01.610713v1
Editing and Music:
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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At the World Congress of Herpetology in Borneo we had the pleasure of meeting Mark and Hiral from the SquaMates Podcast, and took the opportunity to record an episode together. You can watch the video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ptXlOtEzivs
Check out Mark D. Scherz, Ethan Kocak, Gabriel Ugueto, and Hiral Naik in the SquaMates Podcast: http://squamatespod.com/
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Editing and Music:
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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Back from the World Congress in Borneo, we catch up about the experience, and finish with the recording of the mini podcast we did in front of a live audience. Special thanks to the Singapore Herpetological Society for inviting us to speak in their symposium about outreach and inclusivity in herpetology.
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Presentations at WCH References:
Isaac Krone, Kat Magoulick and Ryan Yohler âAll (the Herps) the Earth will not Remember: How Geographic Gaps Pattern the Future Fossil Record of Reptiles and Amphibiansâ
Chantelle Derez, Cameron Baker, Joshua Llinas, Ross Dwyer and Richard Fuller âNo Place Like Home: Relocated âNuisanceâ Pythons Move Further and Die Earlierâ
Kaiqi Wu, Peng Guo, Yayong Wu and Gang Gao âFrom Plateau to Clouds - How to Promote Herpetology Research in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau through Online Science Popularisationâ Documentaries at: https://www.youtube.com/@Terraristik4all/videos & space.bilibili.com/485572109
Sarin Tiatragul, Alexander Skeels and Scott Keogh âSpaghetti and Sausages: A Nonadaptive Radiation of Australian Blindsnakesâ
Krystal A. Tolley, Wade K. Stanton-Jones, Jody M. Barends, Melissa Petford, Anthony Herrel and Graham J. Alexander âResponses to Habitat Change in Knysna Dwarf Chameleons (Bradypodion damaranum)â
Check out the Singapore Herpetological Society: https://herpsocsg.com/
Species of the Bi-Week:
Kurita T, Nishikawa K, Hossman MY, Mizuno T, Sato H, Gumal M. 2024. Description of a new sandstone-dwelling species of genus Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Gunung Santubong National Park, southwestern Sarawak, Malaysia. Zootaxa 5468:361â378. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5468.2.7.
Editing and Music:
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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This episode is all behaviour, looking at whether Australian lizards can exercise inhibitory control.
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Main Paper References:
Szabo B, Hoefer S, Whiting MJ. 2020. Are lizards capable of inhibitory control? Performance on a semi-transparent version of the cylinder task in five species of Australian skinks. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 74:118. DOI: 10.1007/s00265-020-02897-y.
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Wojciech â https://www.fiverr.com/buczar
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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This episode we are looking at egg-feeding poison frogs and their ability to find their way back to their home territory. Species of the Bi-week is a fresh mud snake.
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Main Paper References:
GĂłmez-Consuegra J, AmĂ©zquita A. 2024. Ecological and behavioral correlates of homing performance in the egg-feeding poison frog Oophaga histrionica. Evolutionary Ecology 38:241â253. DOI: 10.1007/s10682-023-10283-z.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Nguyen SN, Le MV, Lathrop A, Vo T-D-H, Murphy RW, Che J. 2024. A new species of mud snake (Squamata: Homalopsidae: Myrrophis) from southern Vietnam. Vertebrate Zoology 74:221â233. DOI: 10.3897/vz.74.e116992.
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Wojciech â https://www.fiverr.com/buczar
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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Popular pets, dart frogs are known to tap their toes, but the precise reasoning behind it has eluded scientists until now.
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Main Paper References:
Parrish TQ, Fischer EK. 2024. Tap dancing frogs: Posterior toe tapping and feeding in Dendrobates tinctorius. Ethology 130:e13465. DOI: 10.1111/eth.13465.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Phung TM, Pham CT, Nguyen TQ, Ninh HT, Nguyen HQ, Bernardes M, Le ST, Ziegler T, Nguyen TT. 2023. Southbound â the southernmost record of Tylototriton (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam represents a new species. ZooKeys 1168:193â218. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1168.96091.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Claessens, L. S. A., Ganchev, N. O., Kukk, M. M., Schutte, C. J., & Sloggett, J. J. (2020). An investigation of toe-tapping behaviour in anurans by analysis of online video resources. Journal of Zoology, 312(3), 158â162. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12815
Other Links/Mentions:
Caramaschi U., Nascimento LB, Silvano D. 2004. Dendropsophus jimi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T55520A11324324. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55520A11324324.en
Call of Dendropsophus jimi from: https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Dendropsophus&where-species=jimi
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Wojciechâ https://www.fiverr.com/buczar
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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To celebrate 200 episodes we test each other on how well we remember them, before diving in to a paper about urban water snakes.
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Main Paper References:
MĂ©szĂĄros B, BĂŒrgĂ©s J, TamĂĄs M, GĂĄl B, Schmera D, Hamer AJ. 2024. Urban oasis? Abundant dice snake (Natrix tessellata) populations along artificial lakeside habitats in urban landscapes. Landscape Ecology 39:124. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-024-01917-w.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Fondren A, Swierk L, Putman BJ. 2020. Clothing color mediates lizard responses to humans in a tropical forest. Biotropica 52:172â181. DOI: 10.1111/btp.12744.
Rai TP. 2020. An Elongated Tortoise Attempting to Prey on a Buff-striped Keelback the Turtle Rescue and Conservation Centre in Eastern Nepal. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 27:297â299.
Brock KM, Chelini M-C, Ayton C, Madden IE, Ramos C, Blois JL, Pafilis P, Edwards DL. 2022. Colour morph predicts social behaviour and contest outcomes in a polymorphic lizard (Podarcis erhardii). Animal Behaviour 191:91â103. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.06.017.
Nirody JA, Jinn J, Libby T, Lee TJ, Jusufi A, Hu DL, Full RJ. 2018. Geckos Race Across the Waterâs Surface Using Multiple Mechanisms. Current Biology 28:4046-4051.e2. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.064.
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Wojciechâ https://www.fiverr.com/buczar
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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Frogs are being severely impacted by Bd fungus, but in this episode we look at a paper highlighting a potential buffer that may protect them âheat.
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Main Paper References:
Waddle AW, Clulow S, Aquilina A, Sauer EL, Kaiser SW, Miller C, Flegg JA, Campbell PT, Gallagher H, Dimovski I, Lambreghts Y, Berger L, Skerratt LF, Shine R. 2024. Hotspot shelters stimulate frog resistance to chytridiomycosis. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07582-y.
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Alex â https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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This episode is all about why snakes have UV colouration. We have a blue-headed lizard for the Species of the Bi-week.
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Main Paper References:
Crowell HL, Curlis JD, Weller HI, Davis Rabosky AR. 2024. Ecological drivers of ultraviolet colour evolution in snakes. Nature Communications 15:5213. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49506-4.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Venegas PJ, GarcĂa-Ayachi LA, ChĂĄvez-Arribasplata JC, Marchelie A, Bullard S, Quispe E, Valencia JD, Odar J, Torres-Carvajal O. 2024. Two new species of wood lizards (Hoplocercinae: Enyalioides) from Cordillera de ColĂĄn in north-eastern Peru. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 73. DOI: 10.25225/jvb.23074.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Das S, Greenbaum E, Brecko J, Pauwels OSG, Ruane S, Pirro S, MerilÀ J. 2024. Phylogenomics of Psammodynastes and Buhoma (Elapoidea: Serpentes), with the description of a new Asian snake family. Scientific Reports 14:9489. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60215-2.
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Alex â https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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Bearded dragons are big and slow, so they can't run from venomous snakes. Instead, they have evolved venom resistance to take the bites and keep on moving.
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Main Paper References:
Chandrasekara U, Mancuso M, Sumner J, Edwards D, Zdenek CN, Fry BG. 2024. Sugar-coated survival: N-glycosylation as a unique bearded dragon venom resistance trait within Australian agamid lizards. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 282:109929. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2024.109929.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Rowley, J.J.L., Callaghan, C.T., Cutajar, T., Portway, C., Potter K., Mahony, S, Trembath, D.F., Flemons, P. & Woods, A. (2019). FrogID: Citizen scientists provide validated biodiversity data on frogs of Australia. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 14(1): 155-170.
Other Links/Mentions:
FrogID (2020). FrogID. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available: http://www.frogid.net.au (Accessed: Date [e.g., 1 January, 2020]).
Frog calls by: Dane Trembath & Gayle McGuirk https://www.frogid.net.au/frogs/cyclorana-maini
Morris S. 2024. âMaleâ Brazilian rainbow boa produces 14 baby snakes in âmiracle birth.â The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/25/brazilian-rainbow-boa-baby-snakes-miracle-birth
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Alex â https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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Bombs are terrifying for humans. Scientists have accidentally discovered that geckos probably find them scary too.
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Main Paper References:
Dubiner S, Vardi R, Meiri S, Levin E. 2024. Stressed reptiles pay the metabolic price of war. Ecology:e4370. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4370.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Idiiatullina SS, Pawangkhanant P, Suwannapoom C, Tawan T, Chanhome L, Nguyen TV, David P, Vogel G, Poyarkov NA. 2024. Another new species of karst-associated pitviper (Serpentes, Viperidae: Trimeresurus) from the Isthmus of Kra, Peninsular Thailand. European Journal of Taxonomy 930. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2489.
Other Links/Mentions:
Kidangoor A. 2024.Studying snakes without rattling them? Thereâs now tech for that. Available at https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/studying-snakes-without-rattling-them-theres-now-tech-for-that/ (accessed July 2, 2024).
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Alex â https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
Podcast edited by Alex â https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses
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Snake bite is a global health issue. This episode we look at a paper that tries to determine the factors that make snakes more or less likely to bite.
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Main Paper References:
Alves-Nunes JM, Fellone A, Almeida-Santos SM, De Medeiros CR, Sazima I, Vuolo Marques OA. 2024. Study of defensive behavior of a venomous snake as a new approach to understand snakebite. Scientific Reports 14:10230. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59416-6.
Other Links/Mentions:
List of fatal croc incidents (compiled by Brandon Sideleau and colleagues) in Mexico since 2010: https://crocattack.org/fatal-crocodile-attacks-in-mexico-2010-present/
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Alex â https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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Some species come in different colour morphs, but how do species maintain these different morphs? Do they end up behaving differently? This episode we look at the territorial behaviour of salamanders in North America, and check in on a whole bushel of tiny chameleons for the Species of the Bi-week.
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Main Paper References:
Ryan JM, Kuchta SR, Watling JI, Hickerson C-AM, Anthony CD. 2024. Color Polymorphism and Phylogeographic Variation of Agonistic Behavior in the Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus). Herpetologica 80. DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-22-00037.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Hughes DF, Behangana M, Lukwago W, Menegon M, Dehling JM, Wagner P, Tilbury CR, South T, Kusamba C, Greenbaum E. 2024. Taxonomy of the Rhampholeon boulengeri Complex (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae): Five New Species from Central Africaâs Albertine Rift. Zootaxa 5458:451â494. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5458.4.1.
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Alex â https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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The mirror test is often used to try and determine if animals have self recognition. If they recognise it is them in the mirror, they will react to a change in their appearance. But for snakes, sight is not the primary sense, so scientists have had to get a bit more creative.
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Full reference list available here: http://www.herphighlights.podbean.com
Main Paper References:
Freiburger T, Miller N, Skinner M. 2024. Olfactory self-recognition in two species of snake. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291:20240125. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.0125.
Other Links/Mentions:
Maggie Koerth-Baker. 2010. Kids (and Animals) Who Fail Classic Mirror Tests May Still Have Sense of Self. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kids-and-animals-who-fail-classic-mirror/
Fejervarya cancrivora call by Zaharil Dzulkafly from: AmphibiaWeb - Fejervarya cancrivora
Crocodile sister hero: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-69002147.amp
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Alex â https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses
Intro/outro â Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme â Michael Timothy
Other Music â The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
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