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Herpetology

Sea turtle skeleton

Collections

Sea turtle, herpetology collection photos

June 12, 2012

A sea turtle specimen from our Herpetology Collection. © Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Kristen Grace Also

hellbender salamander

Life on Earth

Hellbender salamander study seeks answers for global amphibian decline

December 19, 2011

A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers on the endangered Ozark Hellbender giant salamander is the first to…Read More

python in pine needles

Invasive Species

Florida’s invasive amphibian and reptile problem leads world

November 2, 2011

During the 1800s, the world was going through transformations steered by war, invention, scientific innovation and the discovery of new…Read More

Kenneth Krysko

Invasive Species

Study sheds light on invasive iguana’s big appetite

March 1, 2009

When it comes to invasive species in South Florida, the black spiny-tailed iguana, Ctenosaura similis, holds its own. The Central American…Read More

small brown gecko

Life on Earth

New species of bent-toed gecko from Pakistan described

February 1, 2008

Florida Museum of Natural History scientists discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko from Pakistan and published its description in…Read More

Ozark Hellbender

Life on Earth

Hellbender conservation in the Ozarks, Great Smoky Mountains

January 1, 2008

A Florida Museum herpetologist examines effects of collecting and flooding upon imperiled giant hellbender salamanders, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis. Hellbender salamanders are…Read More

male iguana

Invasive Species

UF study: Use nest-box control for South Florida nuisance iguanas

September 13, 2007

Health and safety risks from non-native iguanas in south Florida have prompted a University of Florida researcher and his team…Read More

rain falling on a roadway

Life on Earth

Heavy rains lead to toad, frog population explosion

March 1, 2005

Four hurricanes visited Florida in 2004: Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. Charley crossed the southern peninsula from southwest to northeast….Read More

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