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Herptile Advertisements In The Wild
Japanese Grass Lizards shake a foot for research

Scott Lockhart
6 days ago1 min read
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Hard To Digest
New research, by Anh Van Pham , Truong Quang Nguyen, Cuong The Pham & Minh Duc Le, on two species of frog and their unstudied eating habits lead us to better understand their meal choice and interactions.

Scott Lockhart
Feb 131 min read
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First Time For Everything
A critically endangered frog has experienced its first-ever radio telemtery treatment. We can now understand its relation to other organisms, habitats, landscapes, activity patterns and location data.

Scott Lockhart
Feb 61 min read
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13 Years Gone - Herpetofauna Workers Meeting, 31st January and 1st of February, 2026
It has been13 long years since a meeting of herptile-related workers was hosted by a Scottish venue. Glasgow was the destination for like-minded participants to discuss current UK Herptile topics.

Scott Lockhart
Feb 22 min read
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Exciting News: ARG UK Launches Youth Committee for Aspiring Herpetologists
A New Initiative for Young Conservationists

Scott Lockhart
Jan 172 min read
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Unwanted Guest: Parasite Attached To Conservation Research
No prior experience is necessary, just a passion for working with others to help conserve amphibians and reptiles. Membership is voluntary and unpaid, but we strive to ensure the experience is both rewarding and impactful.

Scott Lockhart
Jan 162 min read
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Ethics of Herptile Pet Trading
With a recent crackdown of wildlife trade being made in the UK, we investigate ethics behind the herptile trade.

Scott Lockhart
Jan 93 min read
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Why Go Bioactive?
Measures you take to provide a natural environment that mimics a herptile's wild setting is a highly debated prospect in the hobbyist world. How does each setup stack up against each other?

Scott Lockhart
Dec 22, 20253 min read
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Spider Morph - A Cruel Human Made Disaster?
The appeal to breed the most designer Ball Python offspring must sound like a lucrative and fascinating venture but can it be deemed unethical once we see the outcome.

Scott Lockhart
Dec 12, 20256 min read
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Through the Looking Glass....
Volunteering at an animal rescue is an empowering feeling and is very rewarding too.

Scott Lockhart
Dec 5, 20254 min read
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