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Cape Dwarf Chameleon

#photography #nature #reptiles #chameleon

After 18 years of snakebites, Tim's blood helped create a potent antivenom
By Jacinta Bowler

Scientists have used blood from an American man who injected himself with snake venom for years to create what they say is "the most broadly effective antivenom to date" — at least in mice.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-05-03/universal-antivenom-snake-research/105233130

#Animals #Biotechnology #ScienceandTechnology #Biology #Zoology #VaccinesandImmunity #Reptiles #JacintaBowler

After 9 Months on the Run, Escaped English Tortoise Found 1 Mile from Home Having Hibernated Through Winter

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/after-9-months-on-the-run-escaped-english-tortoise-found-1-mile-from-home-having-hibernated-through-winter/

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

A zoom into one of my Western Interior Seaway illustrations from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR, by Prof Mike Benton. Featured are two Triceratops crossing a waterway with two curious and hungry Tylosaurus.

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Triceratops #Tylosaurus #USA #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #CampCretaceous #WildlifeArt #WildlifePhotographer #FossilFriday

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Here's one of my Western Interior Seaway illustrations from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR, by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton Uni Press). Featured are two Triceratops crossing a waterway with two curious and hungry Tylosaurus.

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Paleontology #Triceratops #Tylosaurus #USA #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #WildlifeArt #WildlifePhotographer #FossilFriday

🦎 Ctenosaura similis (Black Spiny-tailed Iguana)

📅 Observed on 2024-04-30

👤 By: arthur_ab_frogman

📌 Location: Belize, Belize

🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256981537

📷 Photo credits: (c) arthur_ab_frogman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

🔎 Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenosaura_similis

#iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Herpetology #Reptiles

Photo of Ctenosaura similis (Black Spiny-tailed Iguana) by arthur_ab_frogman. Attribution: (c) arthur_ab_frogman, some rights reserved (CC BY).

Map of the location of the observation: Belize, Belize, (latitude: 17.74, longitude: -88.02).

In search of their perfect beach snap,
Tourists disturb wildlife's nap,
Sand groomers against turtles,
Nature faces such hurdles,
Instagram's spell creates this mishap.

#GuardianLimerick #Reptiles #Wildlife #Environment #Overtourism #Europe #Italy #Greece #France #Biodiversity #Conservation

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/02/sand-groomers-vs-turtles-mediterranean-instagram-overtourism-aoe

A new study by Smyth and colleagues identifies pterosaur trackmakers and shows that several lineages of Jurassic and Cretaceous pterosaurs independently evolved to thrive in terrestrial ecosystems, foraging on foot rather than on the wing!

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822%2825%2900446-4

#science #paleontology #pterosaurs #pterodactyl #mesozoic #reptiles #paleoecology #ecology #locomotion #functionalmorphology

Figure 1 of Smyth et al. 2025: Terrestrial locomotion and track morphology of pterodactyloid pterosaurs.

"Scientists filming for a National Geographic TV show with Will Smith have uncovered a previously unknown species of giant anaconda deep within the Ecuadorian Amazon. This groundbreaking discovery has stunned the scientific world and may forever alter what we know about these elusive creatures."
#weirdnews #offbeat #nature #reptiles https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/04/scientists-discover-the-largest-anaconda-ever-found-in-the-amazon-during-will-smiths-show-set/

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Here are some zooms into my cover artwork for DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR, by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton Uni Press).

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Pterosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #CampCretaceous #WildlifeArt #WildlifePhotographer

#NewSpecies!
New skink from #newguinea just came by:

Prasinohaema scurrula

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5D3F1450-2463-FF82-FF5D-C7D0FB70DB8E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.2.3
#Zootaxa #PrasinohaemaScurrula

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #reptiles #lizards #skink

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

One of my larger projects from 2023 was illustrating DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR, by Prof Michael Benton. Not only was this a fun subject but I was able to read the whole book & compose the illustration list myself.

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Pterosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #CampCretaceous #WildlifeArt #WildlifePhotographer

A pond slider (𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘢) waves hello:

#TurtleThursday #turtle #reptiles #Testudines

A turtle underwater, swimming towards the surface, one front leg raised as if to wave hello. The turtle is seen from the underside, which is yellow with dark spots, and its head is stretched towards the surface showing off the lovely yellow stripes along its face and neck.

Aruba baby

#crotalus #snake #reptiles #squamata

New bird and reptile wildlife photos from the Wakodahatchee wetlands in Florida, shot 25 April, now exclusively available from the Alamy agency ... https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/1317563/specials.html

#Photography #WildlifePhotography #reptiles #birds #Florida