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#NewSpecies!
New gecko from #china just climbed in:

Gekko tesselatus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/642BA4D0-9D0C-57A9-AC3F-CDC3F3AFCF72
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.175246
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #GekkoTesselatus

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Gekko tesselatus, unvouchered juvenile individual in life.

#NewSpecies!
New rain frog from #ecuador just jumped in:

Pristimantis fergusoni

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6137E4E9-B56D-591A-A8DA-F27E0C3F94E0
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1269.162260
#ZooKeys #PristimantisFergusoni

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Life color of Pristimantis fergusoni, female holotype.

#NewSpecies!
New bamboo pitviper from #china just sidled in:

Trimeresurus liqibini

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/889FFB7C-8135-599E-936B-3C794682625F
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.173390
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #TrimeresurusLiqibini

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Holotype of Trimeresurus liqibini in life.

Why doesn’t everyone have cool pets like this?

#PoisonDartFrog #Dendrobates #DendrobatesTinctorius #vivarium #herps

Dendrobates tinctorius “Patricia” poison dart frog in a lush tropical vivarium

#NewSpecies!
New bent-toed gecko from #vietnam just climbed in:

Cyrtodactylus tayninhensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2F0A7062-C61D-FFB4-FF61-68DF4EF57F4C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.4.2
#Zootaxa #CyrtodactylusTayninhensis

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#NewSpecies!
New tree toad from #tanzania just snuck in:

Nectophrynoides luhomeroensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D439CBA5-E688-5590-A34E-7DF8B5A25C04
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.75.e167008
#VertebrateZoology #NectophrynoidesLuhomeroensis

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Nectophrynoides luhomeroensis in life, subadult paratype.

#NewSpecies!
New bamboo pitviper from #china just sidled in:

Trimeresurus lii

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2D3C926E-83A7-5759-A688-5D8182572E84
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.178601
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #TrimeresurusLii

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Trimeresurus lii in life, paratype, male.

#NewSpecies!
New leaf-litter frog from #china just snuck in:

Leptobrachella xinshaoensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9DEE4DCE-4A6C-5AF9-8A6A-09A7432BAEA6
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.175462
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #LeptobrachellaXinshaoensis

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Leptobrachella xinshaoensis, dorsolateral view.

#NewSpecies!
New colubrid snake from #china just sidled in:

Hebius malnatei

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E5E6EC4E-3993-58F2-B536-575D24297482
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.176342
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #HebiusMalnatei

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#NewSpecies!
New salamander from #china just snuck in:

Tylototriton wufengensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B78D812B-E7E9-525F-86C0-363CEB0FF7C2
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.173283
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #TylototritonWufengensis

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Holotype of Tylototriton wufengensis in life, lateral view.

#NewSpecies!
New horned toad from #china just snuck in:

Boulenophrys nebulosa

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C75D8643-CF33-545D-AD7A-A33600D4D34C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.166556
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #BoulenophrysNebulosa

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Paratype of Boulenophrys nebulosa in life, male, dorsal view.

What's on my mind?
#amphibians
More precise, #AlpineNewts

In a bucket, because we carry them to their pond across tram tracks.
Photo from last year, now they are still hibernating..
#newt #herps #herpetology

California Slender Salamander Batrachoseps attenuatus that was under a hunk of wood I moved today. I find these critters often here. They're so cuuuuute! I almost died of squee.

#herps #amphibians #herpetology #squee

A teeny tiny brown salamander sitting in the crook of my finger, with only its head and upper body and big eyes visible. It's hard to tell whether it's confused and terrified, or contentedly lounging there, but probably the former. Either way, it's adorably cute.

An aptly named slender salamander stretched out across my palm. It is about 5" long, half of which is tail. It looks more like a thin brown snake with four tiny legs than a salamander..

#NewSpecies!
New horned toad from #china just snuck in:

Boulenophrys youran

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5F7661D7-F33B-5F68-BBA5-90F6226590FD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.175092
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #BoulenophrysYouran

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Male paratype of Boulenophrys youran found calling on rocks near stream in situ.

#NewSpecies!
New caecilian from #vietnam just snuck in:

Ichthyophis griseivermis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E85E3AC-41CC-519B-9D6F-9D682BFCF2C5
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.75.e149399
#VertebrateZoology #IchthyophisGriseivermis

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The holotype of Ichthyophis griseivermis in life in situ, adult female.

#NewSpecies!
New sandstone-dwelling rock gecko from #brunei just climbed in:

Cnemaspis gituen

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EB60878B-DD15-FFCD-FF2B-CD11FD94C40B
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.4.4
#Zootaxa #CnemaspisGituen

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Cnemaspis gituen on boulder surface at night.

If you live in California (or not) and like nature and animals and want a fun rabbit hole to go down, visit https://californiaherps.com and click the picture of your favorite herp. Or find the "range map" link and scroll through the various species to see what lives in your area.

I was on the site to identify a frog I'd assumed (correctly) was a Yellow Legged frog, but took a detour into salamanders.

#herps #herpetology

#NewSpecies!
New gecko from #malaysia just climbed in:

Hemiphyllodactylus jeraiensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E8B245A3-0676-5DC2-86CD-4D068A799E6F
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.76.e154822
#VertebrateZoology #HemiphyllodactylusJeraiensis

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