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208 Smoked Out Lizards
Episode 208

208 Smoked Out Lizards

Herpetological Highlights

October 10, 202420m 42s

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Show Notes

Are lizards from fire-prone areas more savvy to smoke? New research suggests they are, plus we chat about a newly discovered green frog whose beautiful call (probably) resembles a flute.

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Main Paper Reference:

Álvarez-Ruiz L, Belliure J, Pausas JG. 2021. Fire-driven behavioral response to smoke in a Mediterranean lizard. Behavioral Ecology 32:662–667. DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arab010.

Species of the Bi-Week:

Marinho P, Santos MTT, Faivovich J, Lyra ML, Giaretta AA, Haddad CFB, Carvalho TR. 2024. A New Species of the Aplastodiscus albosignatus Group (Hylinae: Cophomantini) from the Northern Mantiqueira Mountain Range. Herpetologica 80. DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-23-00008.

Editing and Music:

Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com

Intro visuals – Paul Snelling