🪷 longisquama 🦎

An American alligator lies partially obscured in grass and weeds on a bank.

Good morning, Bluesky! I recall when I was utterly terrified of these swamp puppies. Ignorance is not always bliss, especially considering how remarkable they really are. Not that I recommend trying to snuggle one.

#canon R5 EF 100-400 II w/1.4 TC

#photography #herps #EastCoastKin

We visited Independencia island in Peru some weeks ago. Besides beautiful landscapes, we were impressed by how the local population of Microlophus lizards illustrates the island syndrome. Males were large, colorful, highly territorial, bold, and most missed fingers/toes. Densities were high.

Happy Turtle Tuesday! Here are two native spotted turtles basking in a pond in the #NewJersey #Pinelands, as photographed this spring. The spotted turtle is a Species of Special Concern in New Jersey. 🐢 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC

#turtle #turtles #wildlife

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#OrianneSociety #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2025 #raffle #auction #wildlifeconservation #reptiles #amphibians #herpetology #herping #fieldherping #herps

A green frog is holding on to vertical plant stem. The frog is white around its mouth, orange on its belly and on the inside of the arms and legs. Fingers and toes are orange, green and blue. There are a number of green leaves to the left of the frog. The frog is looking slightly to the right of the camera.

🐸Black-webbed treefrog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii).

Found in China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Constructs foam nests above standing water.

Max size for males 5.3 cm (2.1"), for females 7.9 cm (3.1").

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik.

A scrub hare is entangeled by a medium sized python.

A lucky find: A southern #African rock #python caught itself a nice dinner.

Seen in #Choma, #Zambia in November 2025.

#herps #snake

The sun shining on this turtle and ocean floor is one of nature's greatest pieces of art. This is from Maui. 🦑🐍🐢

Dennis climbs around

I'm on your walls 🐸

Black caiman

Extreme close up!

Can you identify this species of crocodilian?

🐊

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Iberian Tree Frog (Hyla molleri) from France, Portugal, and Spain. Once considered a subspecies of the Common European Tree Frog, they were lifted to full species status due to genetic differences between the two species.

📸Sara Navarro
learn more at buff.ly/OjI6Avm

Fifi, a rescued Ouachita map turtle, pokes her head underwater next to her front feet, while sitting on a floating log in an aquarium.

Such a pretty girl. 🐢

We call Grendel "Grendolyn" 🦎

can i hire Thistle for a job? 🪳

a leopard gecko looking up from her little cave

thistle ate a roach!! 🦎

Fossil fuels are the source material for most plastics + for the chemicals added to them. As firms lose their iron grip on energy production, indications are they're shifting to using oil + gas for plastic production, which has more than doubled since 2000 + looks set rise 40% in the next 10 years.

Color photo of a frog floating in water hanging onto a leaf with its shadow on the bottom of the water container behind it.

Often find #frogs in the water reservoir on top of my Greenstalk planter. This one had its own surfboard, Cowabunga dude.

#SilentSunday #photography #Stunday #frog #nature #BackyardWildlife

A lizard is sitting on a branch. The lizard is green and has dark narrow bands on its body and neck. Inside these bands, some yellowish green can be seen. The lizard is looking to the left of the camera.

🦎Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus).

Max. length 100 cm (39.4").

Found on the island of New Guinea as well as on several islands in the vicinity.

Eats large insects/invertebrates, small birds and mammals.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by wirestock on Freepik

A small grey/green frog with a bold eye stripe appears to be enjoying the warmth of a human hand on a chilly morning.

Please enjoy a chonky chorus frog on a chilly morning. #herps

Not the red iris. You may notice other colors elsewhere, if the turtle weren't entirely encased in mud and dirt.

#ReptileSaturday!

¡Tortuga de caja!

This is a male
I know this because I am a #turtle expert 👨‍🔬🐢

#reptile #nature #naturephotography

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My fire skink Akallo out on my desk next to a pen holder that looks like a human skull.

Akallo staying spooky on my desk 💀

#🦎 #reptiles #lizards #pets #herps #animals #skull #photos #skink #fireskink

photo of the frog form yoke in display case, front view (ceremonial version of Mesoamerican Ballgame gear)

photo of the frog form yoke in display case, side view (ceremonial version of Mesoamerican Ballgame gear)

For #FrogFriday, another cool #MesoamericanBallgame piece seen at @explorenoma.bsky.social :
Stone #Frog Yoke
Veracruz Culture, Gulf Coast Mexico, c. 600-900 CE
NOMA 2001. 338
#MesoamericanArt #IndigenousArt
#HSS2025

Collage with two photographs of the same two bullfrogs close together but only one is in focus in each image

Focus on a bullfrog ... but which one? #Herps

In this episode, Dr. Jenkins sits down with Stan Lake to discuss his new book, Toad in a Glass Jar. Their conversation follows two intertwining paths — Stan’s experiences serving in the Army in Iraq and his life as a naturalist and content creator passionate about reptiles and amphibians.

Photo showing an American toad pushing itself on its legs to look taller, while puffing itself to look larger. This is a typical defense mechanism against predators such as snakes, that eat their prey whole. The logic there is: if I'm too big for your mouth, you better not eat me! Watermark identifying photographer as Geneviève Laurin.

"Who goes there?"
I met this little guy while watering my potted plants last summer. He was NOT happy with my attempts to take his picture.

There, there, lil'buddy, I am duly impressed by your size and attitude.
#DefenseMechanism #Herps #Toads #Amphibians #Animals #GardenFriend #SciArt #PhotoHour

Dennis takes a dip alongside some unwilling passengers

Slime cocktail 🐸

I'll have these and 2 other bundles available during backerkit holiday market they're doing!

Its all instock items so they'll ship in time for the holidays 🐸✨

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It's Fossil Fighters Friday! Mega awesome!

Today's Vivosaur is no. 012, Megalo! 🦖🦎

Dennis sitting plumply in jade

Don't be alarmed but Dennis has turned green again 🐸

Small alligator rescued in Boston after slithering into the city's heart on social media BOSTON (AP) — It wasn’t a croc — there really was an alligator on the loose in Boston.

I had nothing to do with this. It's been over a year since I've been to Boston, and I'd never leave an 🐊 friend behind.

#herps

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