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February 24, 2008

I modified (let us hope corrected) the identification of a number of Madagascar species based on information in the new 3rd edition of the Madagascar field guide by Glaw and Vences.

February 15, 2008

I updated the scientific and common names of all remaining amphibian species to match the taxonomy used in the American Museum of Natural History's Amphibian Species of the World. This affected many non-U.S. species, including most of the Madagascar frogs.

February 12, 2008

I updated the scientific and common names of all North American species to match the brand new 6th edition of the SSAR's standard names book. Many of your favorite species will now be found under new names. So don't panic if you can't find Phrynosoma coronatum (Coast Horned Lizard); it's still there under Phrynosoma blainvillii (Blainville's Horned Lizard). And if you're lost looking for bullfrogs under Rana catesbeiana, just look under Lithobates catesbeianus instead. Dozens of species were renamed or reclassified, so look around.

While I was at it, I also reclassified some (but not yet all) of the amphibian species from the rest of the world to follow the recently radically revised taxonomy on the American Museum of Natural History's Amphibian Species of the World.

September 27, 2007
Here are miscellaneous California photos from spring and summer that I've had on the back burner while working through my Madagascar photos.
new photos: thumbnail Mojave Desert Sidewinder
Crotalus cerastes cerastes
new photo: thumbnail Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
new photos: thumbnail California Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon ensatus
new photos: thumbnail California Alligator Lizard
Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata
new photo: thumbnail Western Skink
Eumeces skiltonianus
new subspecies: thumbnail San Joaquin Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum ruddocki
new photo: thumbnail California Striped Racer
Masticophis lateralis lateralis
new photos: thumbnail Coast Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma coronatum
new species: thumbnail Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma douglasii
new photo: thumbnail Northern Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus graciosus
new photos: thumbnail Great Basin Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
new photo: thumbnail Valley Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi
new photo: thumbnail California Red-sided Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis
September 17, 2007
At long last, here's the horde of photos from my trip to Madagascar in April and May.
new species: thumbnail Madagascar Ground Boa
Acrantophis madagascariensis
new species: thumbnail Madagascar Jumping Frog
Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis
new species: thumbnail White-lipped Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis albilabris
new species: thumbnail Goudot's Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis goudotii
new species: thumbnail Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis reticulatus
new species: thumbnail no known English name
Boophis sibilans
new species: thumbnail Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis tephraeomystax
new species: thumbnail Green Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis viridis
new species: thumbnail Northern Leaf Chameleon
Brookesia ebenaui
new photo: thumbnail Antongil Leaf Chameleon
Brookesia peyrierasi
new species: thumbnail Horned Leaf Chameleon
Brookesia superciliaris
new photos: thumbnail Short-horned Chameleon
Calumma brevicornis
new species: thumbnail Hooded Chameleon
Calumma cucullata
new photos: thumbnail Common Short-nosed Chameleon
Calumma gastrotaenia gastrotaenia
new photos: thumbnail Bignose Chameleon
Calumma nasuta
new photo: thumbnail O'Shaugnessy's Chameleon
Calumma oshaughnessyi
new species: thumbnail Parson's Chameleon
Calumma parsonii
new species: thumbnail Bernier's Striped Snake
Dromicodryas bernieri
new species: thumbnail Angel's Chameleon
Furcifer angeli
new photos: thumbnail Jewelled Chameleon
Furcifer lateralis
new photos: thumbnail Oustalet's Chameleon
Furcifer oustaleti
new photos: thumbnail Panther Chameleon
Furcifer pardalis
new species: thumbnail Canopy Chameleon
Furcifer willsii
new species: thumbnail Golden Fish-scaled Gecko
Geckolepis maculata
new species: thumbnail Grandidier's Fish-scaled Gecko
Geckolepis typica
new species: thumbnail Stump-toed Dtella
Gehyra mutilata
new photos: thumbnail Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
new photo: thumbnail Amerafrican House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
new species: thumbnail Betsileo Reed Frog
Heterixalus betsileo
new species: thumbnail Madagascar Reed Frog
Heterixalus madagascariensis
new species: thumbnail Spotted Madagascar Reed Frog
Heterixalus punctatus
new species: thumbnail Antongil Velvet Gecko
Homopholis antongilensis
new species: thumbnail Madagascar Velvet Gecko
Homopholis boivini
new species: thumbnail Tiny Night Snake
Ithycyphus miniatus
new species: thumbnail Perinet Night Snake
Ithycyphus perineti
new photos: thumbnail Madagascar Hog-nosed Snake
Leioheterodon madagascariensis
new species: thumbnail Gold-collared Snake
Liophidium rhodogaster
new species: thumbnail no known English name
Liophidium torquatum
new species: thumbnail Lateral Water Snake
Liopholidophis lateralis
new species: thumbnail Forest Water Snake
Liopholidophis thieli
new species: thumbnail Ambilobe Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus expectatus
new species: thumbnail Western Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus guibei
new species: thumbnail Robust Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus pictus
new species: thumbnail Grandidier's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus tolampyae
new species: thumbnail Boettger's Mabuya
Mabuya boettgeri
new species: thumbnail Elegant Mabuya
Mabuya elegans
new species: thumbnail Gravenhorst's Mabuya
Mabuya gravenhorstii
new species: thumbnail no known English name
Mabuya sp
new subspecies: thumbnail Malagasy Cat-eyed Snake
Madagascarophis colubrinus colubrinus
new subspecies: thumbnail Western Malagasy Cat-eyed Snake
Madagascarophis colubrinus occidentalis
new photos: thumbnail Betsileo Golden Frog
Mantella betsileo
new species: thumbnail Eastern Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus albofrenatus
new species: thumbnail White-lined Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus albolineatus
new species: thumbnail East Betsileo Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus asper
new species: thumbnail Betsileo Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus betsileanus
new species: thumbnail Sainte Marie Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus bicalcaratus
new species: thumbnail Moramanga Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus blommersae
new species: thumbnail Boulenger's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus boulengeri
new species: thumbnail Ankafana Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus curtus
new species: thumbnail Pulsing Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus depressiceps
new species: thumbnail Blommers' Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus flavobrunneus
new species: thumbnail Grandidier's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus grandidieri
new species: thumbnail Gray Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus guttulatus
new species: thumbnail Boettger's Grainy Frog
Mantidactylus horridus
new species: thumbnail Free Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus liber
new species: thumbnail White Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus luteus
new species: thumbnail Ivohimanita Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus majori
new species: thumbnail Central Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus opiparis
new species: thumbnail Tsarafidy Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus pulcher
new species: thumbnail no known English name
Mantidactylus tornieri
new species: thumbnail Warty Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus ulcerosus
new species: thumbnail Webb's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus webbi
new species: thumbnail Common Big-eyed Snake
Mimophis mahfalensis
new species: thumbnail Madagascar Spiny-tailed Iguana
Oplurus cuvieri
new species: thumbnail Grandidier's Madagascar Swift
Oplurus grandidieri
new species: thumbnail Dumeril's Madagascar Swift
Oplurus quadrimaculatus
new species: thumbnail Graceful Madagascar Ground Gecko
Paroedura gracilis
new species: thumbnail Aldabra Day Gecko
Phelsuma abbotti
new subspecies: thumbnail Angulated Day Gecko
Phelsuma laticauda angularis
new photos: thumbnail Gold Dust Day Gecko
Phelsuma laticauda laticauda
new photos: thumbnail Lined Day Gecko
Phelsuma lineata bifasciata
new subspecies: thumbnail Lined Day Gecko
Phelsuma lineata lineata
new subspecies: thumbnail Giant Madagascar Day Gecko
Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis
new subspecies: thumbnail Giant Madagascar Day Gecko
Phelsuma madagascariensis kochi
new photos: thumbnail Giant Madagascar Day Gecko
Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis
new subspecies: thumbnail Peacock Day Gecko
Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata
new subspecies: thumbnail Peacock Day Gecko
Phelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata
new species: thumbnail Ambatoharanana Giant Treefrog
Platypelis tuberifera
new species: thumbnail no known English name
Plethodontohyla minuta
new species: thumbnail Mahanoro Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla notosticta
new species: thumbnail Mascarene Ridged Frog
Ptychadena mascareniensis
new photos: thumbnail Madagascar Tree Boa
Sanzinia madagascariensis
new species: thumbnail Marbled Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne marmorata
new species: thumbnail no known English name
Stenophis sp
new species: thumbnail Madagascar Bullfrog
Tomopterna labrosa
new photos: thumbnail Common Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus fimbriatus
new species: thumbnail Fantastic Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus phantasticus
new photos: thumbnail Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus sikorae
new species: thumbnail Brygoo's Girdled Lizard
Zonosaurus brygooi
new species: thumbnail Broad-tailed Girdled Lizard
Zonosaurus laticaudatus
new photos: thumbnail Madagascar Girdled Lizard
Zonosaurus madagascariensis madagascariensis
new species: thumbnail Ornate Girdled Lizard
Zonosaurus ornatus
new species: thumbnail Tsingy Girdled Lizard
Zonosaurus tsingy
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