Reptiles of Asia

Nesting Habitat Destruction For many years, sea turtles have become affected by everything ranging from climate changes to pollution in the Earth's oceans. However, what many people don't know is that there are steps that can be taken and that are being taken to help prevent the destruction of these sea turtles habitats. Sea turtles can be helped in many different aspects, like by protecting their eggs. By minimizing lighting on beachfronts during their nesting season, it encourages them to…

Eddie: The Sea Turtle. Majestic, wonderful, and on this earth for over 100 million year. But, can its magnificent animals be in danger? In this documentary we talk about sea turtles and how plastic pollution affects the ecosystem of turtles. We will see why the turtles are so affected by pollution. But before that we will explain the interactions in the ecosystem of the sea turtle. Connor: A great interaction is the food chain. So, what is it that turtles eat? When turtles are omnivorous, they…

Varanus komodoensis more commonly known as the Komodo Dragon is a testament to animal adaptation. Based on fossil records, the Varanidae family of lizards appeared around 100 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period. Then, about 3.8 million years ago, the direct ancestor of the Komodo Dragon first evolved on or near Australia. (Hocknull et al. 2009) It was previously thought that the Komodo Dragon evolved in Indonesia. In 1912, Pieter Antonie Ouwens, a Dutch scientist, was the first…

Some fishes and reptiles lack sex chromosomes altogether. In these groups sex is determined by non-genetic factors such as temperature and behaviour. In crocodiles, many turtles and lizards, the incubation temperature of the nest determines the sex ratio, by indirectly activating/suppressing…

Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus" is a medium-sized frog that weighs about 8 grams and grows to 3.0-4.5 cm in length. Females are larger and about half a centimeter longer than males, but males have larger toes. The frog has a typical lifespan of five to seven years in the wild. Its bright blue skin, usually darker around its limbs and stomach, serves as a warning to predators. The glands of poisonous alkaloids located in the skin serve as a defense mechanism to potential predators. These poisons…

Have you ever wondered if Rattlesnakes can sense fear?They can by using their hyper-active adrenaline glands.Rattlesnakes are very weird a behave differently from other snakes.They also live in many different places.Rattlesnake’s bodies are very complex,and involve many things.Rattlesnakes can lead very interesting lives, live in very strange places,and their bodies can be very complex pieces of living tissue. A rattler’s behavior depends on the situation the rattler is in. When threatened,the…

Each year, countless sea turtle eggs are illegally harvested in Central America and sold on the black market. Poachers dig up the nests, remove the eggs and sell them to middlemen, who in turn transport them to cities where they are sold as staples in bars and restaurants. Yet how they reach their destination remains something of a mystery to conservationists. Since little is known about the routes frequented by smugglers, thereby frustrating efforts to thwart the sale of poached sea turtle…

Eunotosaurus have an unusually broad upper body made up of nine pairs of extremely widened ribs that overlap one another. The most front ribs were angled towards the back, while the farthest ribs from the front were angled towards the front. The cross section in the ribs are T-shaped, each having a wide, flat surface on top and a slim ridge running along the length on the opposite side. The surface of the dorsal side is convex, giving the Eunotosaurus its rounded shape. In most cases the ribs…

lt is not a negative symbol I just do not like snakes although they do have smooth skin it is just not something I like to come in contact with. snakes are slimy and can be dangerous if they think they have be most are very posionious and can kill you in a short amount of time. Snakes slither on the ground they do not have legs so they can not get up and move around they do move fast though they can hide very well and are very quite until you walk up on them. Although the snake is used in many…

What would you do if you saw a 25 foot snake as wide as a telephone pole coming towards you? Burmese pythons are affecting the Everglades by causing changes for animals, people and the ecosystem in the Everglades. These viscious animals will annihilate anything in their path. First of all, Burmese pythons are killing almost anything in their path. According to page 44 paragraph 2 it states, “Burmese pythons are carnivores and survive primarily on small birds and mammals.” Also, page 44…