A lizard slithered hither, unwithered. I shivered.
#reptiles

Secrets of the karst: new species found in Cambodia’s limestone caves – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/mar/23/cambodia-karst-new-species-limestone-caves-aoe #Cambodia #Animals #Wildlife #Conservation #WorldNews #AsiaPacific #Environment #Biodiversity #Reptiles

I discovered three new geckos in Cambodia’s limestone caves – and that’s not all we found https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/22/i-discovered-three-new-geckos-in-cambodia-limestone-caves-and-thats-not-all-we-found-aoe #Cambodia #AsiaPacific #WorldNews #Environment #Reptiles #Evolution #Biodiversity #Conservation #Science #Wildlife #Biology

#SilentSunday #Nature #InventaireNaturaliste #Biodiversite #Ecology #Biology #Environment #Entomology #Reptiles

Has anyone tried using compressed coconut fibers for reptile bedding for potting soil/seed starting? (Some free stuff on the curb, wondering if it's treated or just plain old shredded coconut, i.e. coir.) #random #reptiles #coconut #coir

Some #snakes lack the ‘#hunger #hormone.’ Experts are hungry to know why
The #gene for #ghrelin is missing in serpents, yet present in other fasting #reptiles
Evolutionary #geneticist Rui Pinto and colleagues stumbled on the discovery when comparing the #genomes of 112 reptile species, including snakes, crocodiles and chameleons, which they obtained from public database. Genes for ghrelin and its activating enzyme were absent in 32 snake species.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/snakes-lack-hunger-hormone-ghrelin
https://archive.ph/WvOHr