Abbreviations ...... :)

[dintony]

Ok so you guys use lots of abbreviations on here.

The ones I think I get are...

MD - Murray Darling (took me AGES to work that one out )

WP - Water Python

BHP - Black Headed Python

RBB - Red Bellied Black

GTS - Green Tree Snake

What's some others I've missed?

 

[hornet]

gtp - green tree pyton
rsp - rough scaled python
gtf - green tree frog
jp - jungle python

 

[Whisper2]

oooh ooh i was thinking about this this morning

can we also have ones like EOI and DUW

i have no idea what that second one means lol

 

[Riley]

GTP- green tree python
CBD - central beardie

 

[hornet]

EOI - expressions of interest
DUW - dial up warning
EWD - eastern water dragon
EBD - eatern bearded dragon

 

[da_donkey]

isnt there a sticky thread about this? i know that a while back there was asimalar thread that went for ever.

 

[Whisper2]

what does dial up warning mean?

 

[TANN-MANN]

I did this up a while ago for the mods so i could learn most of them.
http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47953
most things like this are in the wiki section of the site, jsut look for 'wiki' at the taskbar on the top of the page.
hope this helps

Andrew

EDIT...dial up warning means lots of large files like high res pics, this would be extremely slow for people using a dial up internet connection

 

[da_donkey]

what does dial up warning mean?

It means if your on dail up, there is lots of pics and will take ages to load.

 

[MrBredli]

From the Wiki:

Glossary of Common Terms

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• Accies: Ridge Tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)

• AHG: Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

• AHS: Australian Herpetological Society

• Amelanistic: a complete absence of melanin

• Anerythristic: complete absence of red pigment

• APS: Aussie Pythons and Snakes

• Arboreal: tree dwelling

• ARP: Australian Reptile Park

• Axanthic: complete absence of xanthins (ie no yellow pigment)

• barbata: Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata)

• BC: Breeders Choice - paper kitty litter used as substrate

• Beardie: Bearded Dragon (also Beardy)

• Bells: Bells phase Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)

• BHP: Black Headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)

• Blotchie: Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea)

• Blueys: Bluetongue Lizard (Tiliqua spp., usually scincoides)

• BT: Bluetongue Lizard (Tiliqua spp.)

• BTS: Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis)

• Bump: a word used to 'bump' a thread back to the top of the forum where more people will see it. Most often used in For Sale threads.

• Burm: Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus)

• BTW: by the way

• Candling: A process where you shine a torch into reptile eggs to determine if it is fertile

• CB: Captive Bred

• CCL: curved carapace length

• Chondro: abbreviation of Chondropython (Green Tree Python)

• CITES : Convention on International Trade in endangered Species, international legislation that regulates and monitors trade in wildlife. Created by the IUCN.

• Cloaca: the single urogenital opening possessed by reptiles, amphibians, and many other animals. Also called a vent.

• Coastal: Coastal Carpet (Morelia spilota ssp.)

• Corn: Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata)

• Crepuscular: active mainly at dawn and dusk

• Crix: crickets

• DEC: Dept. of Environment and Conservation

• DEH: Dept. of Environment and Heritage. Formerly Environment Australia.

• Diamond: Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota)

• Diurnal: active during the day

• Dragon: lizard of the family Agamidae

• ELN: Eastern Longneck Turtle (Chelodina longicollis)

• Endemic: found in this area and nowhere else

• EPBC Act: The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. A piece of Federal legislation that prohibits the keeping of exotic reptiles.

• ES: Edison Screw referring to screw type light bulb fitting

• EWD: Eastern Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii)

• Exotic: not from that area. Usually refers to any species not native to Australia

• Femoral pore: pores on inside of thigh, more prominent in males

• Feral: domestic species that has returned to the wild (eg cats, dogs, horses)

• Fossorial: lives in the soil or sand

• Freshie, Freshy: Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)

• FS: For Sale

• Fuzzy: Refers to a baby mouse/rat just starting to get fur.

• Gex : Geckos

• Gravid: a reptile full of eggs

• GTF: Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)

• GTP - Green Tree Python (Morelia [Chondropython] viridis)

• GTS: Green Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulata)

• Hatchy: Hatchling

• Hemipenes: the bifurcated reproductive organ of male snakes

• Herp: abbreviation of ‘herptile’ - a reptile or amphibian

• Herper: a reptile or amphibian enthusiast

• Herpetoculturist: someone who keeps and breeds reptiles or amphibians in captivity

• Herpetologist: professional zoologists specialising in reptiles and/or amphibians

• Herping: looking for wild reptiles or amphibians

• Het: heterozygous – an individual who has two different alleles at the same locus on paired chromosomes. Homozygous is the condition where the alleles are the same.

• Hots: American term for venomous snakes

• Hybrid: Offspring of two different species (Note: definition subject of much discussion)

• Hygrometer: device to measure humidity

• Hyper: Short for hypermelanistic (usually) - an increase in melanin i.e. more black than normal.

• Hypo: Short for hypomelanistic (usually) – a reduction in melanin

• IBD: Inclusion Body Disease

• IMO: in my opinion

• Indigenous: naturally occuring. Same as native

• Intergrade: offspring of two different subspecies i.e. Diamond Pythons and Coastal Carpet Pythons (Note: definition is the subject of much debate)

• Introduced: an exotic species that has become established in the wild

• IR: Infrared, referring to light bulbs

• IUCN : International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. A conservation NGO with it's headquarters in Switzerland.

• Juvie: Juvenile

• Lacie: Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)

• LOL: laugh out loud

• Mac or Maccy: Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa)

• MBD: Metabolic Bone Disease

• MD: Murray Darling Python (Morelia spilota metcalfei)

• Melanin: a black pigment

• Melanistic: overabundance of melanin resulting in a completely black animal

• Moloch: Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus)

• Native: naturally occurring. Same as Indigenous.

• Nocturnal: active during night time

• NPWS: National Parks and Wildlife

• OPMV: Ophidian Paramyxovirus, a contagious and deadly snake virus

• Parthenogenesis: the ability of the females of certain species to reproduce without fertilization eg. Bynoe's Gecko, Komodo Dragon

• PBT : Preferred body temperature

• Pinkie: a baby mouse/rat before it gets fur

• Pit: an outdoor enclosure with walls 1m+ and often no roof

• Pit: a heat sensitive depression on the head found in most pythons and many vipers

• PMSL: LOL + a wet patch.

• Popping: method of sexing snakes whereby the hemipenes are 'popped' out of the vent. Not for the inexperienced.

• Preanal pore: same as femoral pore but situated in front of vent

• Probing: method of sexing snakes by inserting purpose built probes into the vent. Experienced people only, as it can damage the reproductive organs if done incorrectly.

• Rainbow Python: synonym for Water Python (Liasis fuscus), refers to the rainbow sheen exhibited by this species

• RBBS: Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)

• Retic: Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)

• RI: Respiratory Infection

• RSP: Rough Scaled Python (Morelia carinata)

• Salty: Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) also known as the Estuarine Crocodile

• SCL: straight carapace length

• SFR: Speckled Feeder Roaches, a species of cockroach bred in large numbers as live food for insectivorous herps

• Temperature Gradient, Thermal Gradient: a change in temperatures from a heat source to a cooler area

• SVL: snout to vent length

• TDSD: temperature dependent sex determination

• Terrestrial: ground dwelling

• Thermoregulation: the ability to regulate ones own temperature

• Thermostat: a device that regulates the temperature

• TOD: Top Of Descent - reptile-safe insecticide

• URS: Ultimate Reptile Suppliers Pty Ltd

• Ven/Veno: venomous snake

• Venomoid: a venomous snake that has had its venom glands surgically removed or the venom duct severed.

• VHS : Victorian Herpetological Society

• Vitticeps, vitti, vitty : Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

• Viv: Vivarium or reptile enclosure

• WC: Wild Caught

• Woody, woodies: Speckled Feeder Roaches

• WTB: Want To Buy

 

[Whisper2]

thanks donk