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    Herpetological Highlights

    Bringing you the recent scientific advancements in the field of Herpetology.

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    197 The Fortitude of Dragons Jul 09, 2024
    Show notes

    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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    Full reference list available here: http://www.herphighlights.podbean.com

    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. ‘Male’ Brazilian rainbow boa produces 14 baby snakes in ‘miracle birth.’ 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 – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com


    196 Geckos on the Frontline Jul 08, 2024
    Show notes

    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? There’s 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 – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com

    Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses


    195 What makes a snake bite? Jun 25, 2024
    Show notes

    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 – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com


    194 Mighty Morphing Salamanders Jun 22, 2024
    Show notes

    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 Africa’s Albertine Rift. Zootaxa 5458:451–494. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5458.4.1.

    Editing and Music:

    Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com


    193 Snakes Can Smell Themselves Jun 11, 2024
    Show notes

    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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    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 – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com


    192 Night of the Natrix Jun 08, 2024
    Show notes

    Common grass snakes are a widespread European species that are often spotted by people and recorded using apps. To the surprise of scientists, they have an interesting nightlife.

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    Main Paper References:

    Spaseni P, Sahlean TC, Gherghel I, Zamfirescu Ștefan R, Petreanu IC, Melenciuc R, Alistar CF, Gavril VD, Strugariu A. 2024. Natrix natrix after dark: citizen science sheds light on the common grass snake’s nightlife. PeerJ 12:e17168. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17168.

    Species of the Bi-Week:

    Gabriel H, Rothe L-D, Köhler J, Rakotomanga S, Edmonds D, Galán P, Glaw F, Lehtinen RM, Rakotoarison A, Vences M. 2024. Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5397:451–485. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5397.4.1.

    Other Links/Mentions:

    Vences, M. (2023). Dataset from the paper: Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10028230

    Editing and Music:

    Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com


    191 History Inside Frog DNA May 28, 2024
    Show notes

    This episode we chat about the thousands of frog ancestors whose stories can still be heard in the DNA of modern frogs. How did these frogs from the past deal with dramatic changes, and is modern urbanisation having a sizable effect today?

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    Main Paper References:

    Moran PA, Bosse M, Mariën J, Halfwerk W. 2024. Genomic footprints of (pre) colonialism: Population declines in urban and forest túngara frogs coincident with historical human activity. Molecular Ecology 33:e17258. DOI: 10.1111/mec.17258.

    Editing and Music:

    Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com


    190 Snake Food Fights May 21, 2024
    Show notes

    This episode is all about questioning the assumption that snake male-male combat is driven by competition for mates. We look at a paper that presents evidence showing that food might be behind the combat. Species of the Bi-week returns for a variable and vibrant viper.

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    Main Paper References:

    Farrell TM, Gull HC, Boyce FS, Richter SC. 2024. Ritualized male–male combat resulting from intraspecific food competition in three Agkistrodon species. Journal of Ethology 42:83–88. DOI: 10.1007/s10164-024-00806-8.

    Species of the Bi-Week:

    Arteaga A, Pyron RA, Batista A, Vieira J, Meneses Pelayo E, Smith EN, Barrio Amorós CL, Koch C, Agne S, Valencia JH, Bustamante L, Harris KJ. 2024. Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three. Evolutionary Systematics 8:15–64. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.8.114527.

    Editing and Music:

    Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com


    189 What can Brown Snakes do for you? May 10, 2024
    Show notes

    Killing snakes is bad karma, but it might also be bad for business.

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    Full reference list available here: http://www.herphighlights.podbean.com

    Main Paper References:

    Shine R, Dunstan N, Abraham J, Mirtschin P. 2023. Why Australian farmers should not kill venomous snakes. Animal Conservation:acv.12925. DOI: 10.1111/acv.12925.

    Other Links/Mentions:

    Pseudothecadactylus australis Gecko call courtesy of Jari Cornelis

    Editing and Music:

    Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com


    188 Big Wetlands for Big Snakes May 03, 2024
    Show notes

    Giant garter snakes are big beasts that like wetland areas - we chat about how they get on when faced with the challenge of moving to a new wetland. Then, a brand new species of banded venomous snake has been discovered in Thailand.

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    Full reference list available here: http://www.herphighlights.podbean.com

    Main Paper References:

    Nguyen AM, Halstead BJ, Todd BD. 2024. Effect of translocation on home range and movements of giant gartersnakes. Global Ecology and Conservation 49:e02789. DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02789.

    Species of the Bi-Week:

    Aksornneam A, Rujirawan A, Yodthong S, Sung Y-H, Aowphol A. 2024. A new species of krait of the genus Bungarus (Squamata, Elapidae) from Ratchaburi Province, western Thailand. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100:141–154. DOI: 10.3897/zse.100.116601

    Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:

    Booth, C. L. (1990). Evolutionary significance of ontogenetic colour change in animals. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 40(2), 125-163.

    Editing and Music:

    Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com


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