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112 Intoxicated Crocs
Episode 112

112 Intoxicated Crocs

Herpetological Highlights

June 1, 202231m 39s

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Show Notes

Freshwater crocs are classic predators of the water's edge - but when prey changes, can they keep up?

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Main Paper References:

Aiyer A, Shine R, Somaweera R, Bell T, Ward-Fear G. 2022. Shifts in the foraging tactics of crocodiles following invasion by toxic prey. Scientific Reports 12:1267. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03629-6.

Species of the Bi-Week:

Marques MP, Ceríaco LMP, Stanley EL, Bandeira SA, Agarwal I, Bauer AM. 2019. A new species of Girdled Lizard (Squamata: Cordylidae) from the Serra da Neve Inselberg, Namibe Province, southwestern Angola. Zootaxa 4668:503–524. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4668.4.4.

Other Links/Mentions:

Turtles making noise? - https://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/do-green-sea-turtles-make-noise/

Music:

Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

Species Bi-week theme – Mike Mooney