Despite a warming planet, new research suggests that snakes in the UK may have more frosty mornings ahead. Then Sourish Kuttalam from Bangor University joins us to talk about a newly described viper from India.
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Main Paper References:
Turner RK, Maclean IMD. 2022. Microclimate‐driven trends in spring‐emergence phenology in a temperate reptile (Vipera berus): Evidence for a potential “climate trap”? Ecology and Evolution 12. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8623.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Kuttalam S, Santra V, Owens JB, Selvan M, Mukherjee N, Graham S, Togridou A, Bharti OK, Shi J, Shanker K, Malhotra A. 2022. Phylogenetic and morphological analysis of Gloydius himalayanus (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with the description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 852. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.852.2003.
Other Links/Mentions:
https://www.captiveandfieldherpetology.com/expeditions
Crinia georgiana, Quacking Frog call from frogid, By: Dale Roberts - https://www.frogid.net.au/frogs/crinia-georgiana
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Emmy – https://www.fiverr.com/emmyk10
Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy
Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
090 Little Snakes in the Big City
089 Flummoxed by Fluorescence
088 Bungarus Bonanza
087 Invasion Evasion
086 Illusionary Tortoises
085 Technicolour Dream Lizards
084 Beady Brains on the Move
083 Humans and Venom
082 Hey skink, why so blue?
081 Is that even a frog?
080 Genetics to the Rescue
079 Close Encounters of the Bird Kind
078 Colour in the Desert
077 Battle Frogs
076 Green Pit Viper Special
075 Trading Blows and Trading Reptiles
074 Actual Cannibal Salamanders
073 Lizards of the Night
072 Sidewinders Sighting Sites
071 Don’t count your Sand Boas before they hatch
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