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Friday, October 30, 2020

Peptides in two Trinidadian frogs reveal antimicrobial resistance

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  Barbour's thin-toed frog ( Leptodactylus insularum ). Photo by Renoir Auguste Frogs are vitally important to ecosystems, and to peo...

Cryptic diversity, & a unique reproductive mode in a Neotropical water snake from Trinidad

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A recent published study by Murphy and colleagues (2020) suggest that the number of water snakes in the genus Helicops has increased from ...
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Brown vine snake (Horsewhip) from Trinidad and Tobago renamed after Mike Rutherford

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  The brown vine snake from Trinidad and Tobago locally known as Horsewhip has recently been re-described as a new species based on genetic ...
Sunday, August 16, 2020

Male bronze anole lizards square off!

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  Bronze Anole ( Anolis aeneus ). Photo by Renoir Auguste Anolis lizards or Anoles are known to have fierce competition for territory and m...
Monday, July 27, 2020

Have you been hearing an odd animal noise in your home at night? It's probably a gecko

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House gecko ( Hemidactylus mabouia ). Photo by John Murphy For those of you living in Trinidad and Tobago, you may have heard an odd so...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Hurricanes and Anolis lizards of the Caribbean

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Leaf anole ( Anolis planiceps ) gripping onto a plant. Photo by Renoir Auguste Hurricanes are a constant threat to all across the Caribb...
Thursday, June 4, 2020

Why Glass Frogs have see through skin

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Tobago Glass Frog ( Hyalinobatrachium orientale tobagoense ) seen from below - translucent. Photo by Renoir Auguste Animals with trans...
Saturday, May 30, 2020

Venomous vs Poisonous difference examples using Trinidad herpetofauna

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Figure and photos by Renoir Auguste. On the left top & bottom: Cane Toad ( Rhinella marina ) On the right top: Mapepire Balsain or fer...
Saturday, April 4, 2020

A lizard pretending it is dead while being photographed

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Trinidad hex-scaled lizard pretending to be dead while being photographed. Photo by Renoir Auguste Death feigning (thanatosis) is an ad...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Trinidad's two types of Caiman

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Spectacled caiman (with eye shine) from the Caroni Swamp. Photo by Renoir Auguste Trinidad and Tobago has two species of caimans. The...
Saturday, March 14, 2020

The Bushmaster/Mapepire Zanana (Lachesis Muta), A Unique and Highly Specialized Pit-Viper Living In Trinidad’s Forests

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Lachesis muta (Mapepire Zanana or Bushmaster) in-situation and in habitat   (Photo by Rainer Deo)            Strewn across the gl...
Friday, March 6, 2020

T&T Lizard, Frog, Snake, Turtle, Caiman Identification and Awareness

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Beebe toad in hand. Photo by R. Auguste Chances are you have come across a lizard, snake, turtle, caiman, &/or frog at some point i...