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SHREVEPORT, La. - The world’s largest known gecko will have a new name thanks to research conducted by a group of herpetologists, which included LSUS faculty member Stuart Nielsen.
SHREVEPORT, La. - The world’s largest known gecko will have a new name thanks to research conducted by a group of herpetologists, which included LSUS faculty member Stuart Nielsen.
E-Mail IMAGE: Some frog species have teeth while others are toothless. Still others have a combination of true teeth and toothlike structures. The Solomon Island leaf frog, Cornufer guentheri, has true teeth... view more Credit: Daniel Paluh/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists have long known that frogs are oddballs when it comes to teeth. Some have tiny teeth on their upper jaws and the roof of their mouths while others sport fanglike structures. Some species are completely toothless. And only one frog, out of the more-than 7,000 species, has true ...
The U.S. reptile most at risk from rising seas is one you likely haven’t heard of by Marlowe Starling on 20 April 2021 The Florida reef gecko is the most vulnerable reptile to sea level rise in the U.S, according to biologists at the University of Miami. The Florida reef gecko is the only native gecko in the eastern United States and one of the few reptiles native to Florida, the state with the largest number of invasive species. Researchers have submitted a petition to the state of Florida to list the species as endangered or threatened, but its success may hinge on the question of whethe...