Herptofauna of iNaturalist

Herpetology (from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν herpetón, meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (Gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and tuataras).

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100 posts!

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Sorry updates on my blogs here has been sporadic lately I was diagnosed with tendonitis and tendinosis in my dominant hand so while it seems minor searching, scrolling, typing, etc has been more difficult

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A prickly knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus asper) in Winton, QLD, Australia

by Jake Meney

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Bahia Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa bahiana), BIG STEPPY!!!, family Hylidae, endemic to Bahia, Brazil

photograph by Alex Popovkin

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South American Pond Snake (Pseudoeryx plicatilis), family Colubridae, Iquitos, Peru

photograph by Christoph Meyer

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Brown Sipo (Chironius fuscus)

Observed by lucasbotelho, CC BY-NC

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Thank you @certifiedbullshitpeddler and everyone who got me to 4000 reblogs!

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An Eastern striped skink (Ctenotus robustus) in The Kimberley, Western Australia

by Jordan Vos

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Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis), EAT A TASTY CACTUS FRUIT!!!, family Iguanidae, SW United States

photo: Cody Lundin, Aboriginal Living Skills School, LLC

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A juvenile Rosenberg's monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) in Sydney, Australia

by Jake Meney

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European Adder (Viperia berus), family Viperidae, Sweden

Venomous.

Photograph by Jennipher Jerrevång Uhlhorn

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Alvarado's Salamander (Bolitoglossa alvaradoi), family Plethodontidae, Costa Rica

This is one of the Bolitoglossine salamanders, often called Mushroom-tongued Salamanders or Arboreal Salamanders.

photograph by Diego Ugalde

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Brown Sipo (Chironius fuscus)

Observed by lucasbotelho, CC BY-NC

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Eastern Tree Frog (Hyla orientalis)

Observed by alexey_katz, CC BY-NC

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Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

Observed by macskaszem, CC BY-NC

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Common Mussurana (Clelia clelia)

Observed by lucasbotelho, CC BY-NC

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Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

Observed by macskaszem, CC BY-NC

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Dunn's Salamander (Plethodon dunni)

Observed by islander_iskander, CC BY-NC