In a slightly shambolic episode we mix up the format, this Bi-week we take a look at some lost species and their recent rediscoveries. FULL REFERENCE LIST AVAILABLE AT: herphighlights.podbean.com
References:
1) Jackson’s climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa jacksoni)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/10/salamanders-extinct-species-rediscovery-guatemala/
https://www.globalwildlife.org/jacksons-climbing-salamander/
https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Bolitoglossa&where-species=jacksoni
2) Pygmy blue tongue skink (Tiliqua adelaidensis)
Milne, T., Bull, C. M., & Hutchinson, M. N. (2003). Use of burrows by the endangered pygmy blue-tongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis (Scincidae). Wildlife Research, 30(5), 523-528.
Milne T, Bull CM, Hutchinson M (2003). "Fitness of the endangered pygmy blue tongue lizard Tiliqua adelaidensis in artificial burrows". Journal of Herpetology. 37 (4): 762–765.
Funny skink video: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-24/monarto-zoos-pygmy-blue-tongue-lizard-breeding-success/7195136?section=sa
3) Palawan Forest Turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis)
https://www.turtleconservancy.org/programs/palawan
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1042202
4) Bornean rainbow toad (Ansonia latidisca)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leticia_Ochoa-Ochoa/publication/216019689_Planning_amphibian_conservation_in_Mexico/links/0f317535a27be25d88000000/Planning-amphibian-conservation-in-Mexico.pdf#page=6
5) Albany Adder (Bitis albanica)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/05/albany-adder-venomous-snake-extinct/
https://www.africansnakebiteinstitute.com/snake/albany-adder-2/
6) Inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidota)
https://web.archive.org/web/20090613092123/http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/features/snakes/taipan/rediscovery.asp
7) Armoured Mistfrog, Armoured Frog (Litoria lorica)
https://amphibiaweb.org/species/1269
8) Arakan Forest Turtle (Heosemys depressa)
Platt, S. G., Myo, K. M., Ko, W. K., Maung, A., & Rainwater, T. R. (2010). Field observations and conservation of Heosemys depressa in the Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range of western Myanmar. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 9(1), 114-119.
9) Allan's lerista, Greater Robust Fine-lined Slider, Retro slider (Lerista allanae)
https://theconversation.com/australian-endangered-species-retro-slider-12076
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=1378
10) Cropan’s boa (Corallus cropanii)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/02/snakes-boa-rediscovered-brazil/
11) Andayapa Andes Toad (Rhaebo olallai)
https://www.globalwildlife.org/blog/tiny-lost-and-found-toad-becomes-harbinger-of-hope/
Other lost species: https://www.globalwildlife.org/search-for-lost-species/
Music:
Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Other Music – The Passion HiFi, www.thepassionhifi.com
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
070 Amphisbaenian Appetites
069 Freezing Frogs
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