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I am not that versed in what I assume are Latin names for snakes and lizards and after reading replies to some posts over the last few years I felt it would be a good question. Why do some people tend to use Latin names when replying to posts that have been using common names, eg: rattling off 8...

hey guys, i recently went to visit family in Italy and Malta for 6 weeks, (3 in each) i had a great time there and met alot of family members ill probably never see again. I saw most of the touristy icons such as the colosseum, pisa, etc. but best of all were the small variety of herps i found...

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Does anyone know where i can find the list of herps you can keep on a recreational license in QLD?

HI All, Are you able to keep GTP's in QLD on a standard Recreational Wildlife Licence. I have looked on the epa sight and I'm still not 100% sure. My license says; Conditions for: Keeping live commercial and recreational reptiles and recreational amphibians Agency Interest: General A1G1...

Published On: 26-Feb-10 03:00 PM Source: ScienceDaily Scientists have studied interactions between the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and fishing gear such as longline hooks used at the water surface, mass beachings, and the effects of climate change on these animals. In order to reduce...

Hi all, Just got back from a rather long drive from Sydney to Cairns looking for rainforest frogs of the wet tropics. Also saw lots of other herps, mammals and birds along the way. Frogs recorded: Austrochaperina fryi Austrochaperina pluvialis Bufo marinus Cophixalus infacetus...

Published: 16-Jan-09 03:00 PM Source: ScienceDaily A revised recovery plan for the Northwest Atlantic population of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) has been issued by NOAA. The species is listed globally as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Read More...

Published: 03-Nov-08 03:00 PM Source: ScienceDaily Biologists will release two juvenile loggerhead sea turtles raised in captivity into the Indian River Lagoon near Sebastian Inlet. Dubbed Milton and FeeBee, the turtles were part of a sex ratio study. Read More...

Hello all, Well its a fair way away yet but on the 15th of February i will be going to QLD for a 10 day holiday (i have not had one in 4 years) and i am getting pretty excited about it. I know for all of you that live in QLD must be saying why is Camo getting so excited about going to QLD...

Does any one have any pictures of these i could use for my site? Size needs to be no more then 250x150. Green Turtle Chelonia Loggerhead Turtle Caretta Leathery Turtle; Luth Dermochelys coricea Broad-shelled Turtle Chelodina canni Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina longicollis...

Well at the moment i am on holidays in sydney & i had to do the shark dive at Manly. I just wanted to say how great it actually was. The sharks were coming right up to us & the loggerhead turtle was almost hitting us on the head with his flippers. If anyone is tempted to do this dive i highly...

Hey all. Just a question. you know how asper and amyae are highly priced geckos does the northen prickly knob tail (nephrurus sheai) get a high price as well AND HOW MUCH ARE THEY? they are all lovely lizards. AND ANY PICS OF YOUR PRICY LIZARDS AND THE PRICE U PICKED EM UP FOR AS...

What kind of sicko would do this? :evil: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22803230-29277,00.html

Brought a new diving knife a while back. Nasty little brute too, flat covered in a black teflon type substance and comes with a pancake pouch that is patdown resistant, not that that matters because I don't do those things anymore and I only intend to use it for diving. Which leads in to the...

I went up to Bundaberg this weekend with some mates to do a night of turtle watching at Mon Repos Conservation Park. Was lucky enough to see a Loggerhead turtle laying a clutch of eggs in the dunes. It was incredible watching the ping pong ball eggies being laid, very alien like...