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With Reptilegirls absolutely spectacular input this is what we have so far.

WORD MEANING

Arboreal: at least partially tree dwelling
Accies: Ridge Tailed Monitor - Varanus Acantherus
AHS: Australian Herpetological Society
APS: Aussie Pythons and Snakes
ARP: Australian Reptile Park

Barbata: Eastern Bearded Dragon - pogona barbata
BC: Breeders Choice - paper kitty litter used as substrate
beardie: bearded dragon
Bells: Bells phase lace monitor
BHP: Black Headed Python - aspidites melanocephalus
Blotchie: Blotched Bluetongue - tiliqua nigroluteea
bluies: blue tongue lizard - tiliqua
BT: blue tongue lizard - tiliqua
BTS: Brown tree snake - boiga irreglaris
BTW: by the way

Candling: A process where you can shine a torch into reptile eggs to determine if the contents are alive
CB: Captive Bred
Crix: crickets

DEC: Dept. of Environment and Conservation
DEH: Dept. of Environment and Heritage
diurnal: active during the day
dragon: type of lizard

ELN: eastern long neck turtle
ES: Eddison Screw referrign to screw type light bulb fitting
EWD: eastern water dragon

femoral pore: pores on inside of thigh, more promident in males.
freshie: fresh water Crocodile
FS: For Sale
fuzzy: Refers to a baby mouse/rat just starting to get fur.

Gex: Geckos
Gravid: Pregnant
GTP: Green Tree Python - Chondro viridis
GTS: Green tree snake - dendrelaphis punctulata

Hatchy: Hatchling
Herp: a reptile or amphibian
herper: a reptile or amphibian enthusiast
herping: looking for wild reptiles or amphibians
Het: Heterozygous
Hybrid: Cross breed of two species. Most Commonly Coastal Carpet and Diamond Python
Hyper: Short for Hypermelanistic - An increase in Melanin over the body i.e. more black than normal.
Hypo: Short for Hypomelanistic where a species lacks black pigment

IBD: Inclusion Body Disease
IMO: in my opinion
Intergrade: Referes to merging of one species into another i.e. Diamond Pythons merging with Coastal Carpets in Northern NSW
IR: Infra Red, referring to light bulbs

Juvie: Juvenile

Lacie: Lace monitor.
LOL: laugh out loud

Mac: Spotted Python - Anterisia Macolusa
MBD: Metabolic Bone Disease
MD: Murray Darling Python - morelia spilota metcalfei

Nocturnal: active during night time
NPWS: National Parks and Wildlife

OPMV: Ophidian Paramyxovirus

pinkie: Refers to a baby mouse/rat before it gets fur
pit: an outdoor enclosure with walls 1m+ and no roof
PMSL: LOL + a wet patch.
preanal pore: same as formoral pore but situated infront of vent

RBBS: Red-bellied Black Snake
Retic: Reticulated Python
RI: Respiratory Infection
RSP: Rough Scaled Python

saltie: salt water Crocodile
SFR: Speckled Feeder Roaches

Temp Gradient: A change in temperatures from a heat source to a cooler area
Terrestial: Ground dwelling
Thermoregulation: The ability to regulate ones own temperature
Thermostat: A device to measure the temperature of a cage
TOD: Top of descent - reptile-safe insecticide

URS: ultimate reptile suppliers

Ven/Veno: Venemous Snake
Venomoid: an elapid that has had it's venom glands surgically removed.
VHS: Victorian Herpetological Society
Vitties/Vitticeps: Central Bearded Dragons - pogona vitticeps
Viv: Vivarium or reptile enclosure

WC: Wild Caught
WTB: Want To Buy

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