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    Collecting Insects as Reptiles & Amphibian Food: Traps & Tips

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Although it’s below freezing here in NY, my thoughts are straying to a favorite warm-weather...
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    Psittacine Beak & Feather Disease: an Incurable Parrot Virus Spreads

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. An exciting new study has revealed that healthy parrots prefer working for their food to The pet trade is being...
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    The Most Spectacular Syndontis Catfish: the Angelicus Syndontis

    Hi All, Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 Faced with “an embarrassment of riches”, catfish enthusiasts usually find it impossible to single out a favorite...
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    The Best Substrate for Hermit Crabs: Avoid Deadly Mistakes

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 I’ve had the good fortune of working with many species of terrestrial Hermit Crabs, including the unbelievably huge...
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    The Most Bizarre Newly-Discovered Frogs

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Be it the discovery of a new species in the middle of NYC or the revelation that Mimic Poison...
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    Providing Clean Water to Reptiles & Amphibians: the Nitrogen Cycle

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Successful aquarists know the importance of monitoring the nitrogen cycle, and the lessons I...
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    Vitamin D3 & UVB: Important New Information

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. We’ve long known that many reptiles need Ultra Violet B (UVB) light exposure in order to...
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    Indigo Snake Care & Natural History

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquarium, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. The magnificent Eastern Indigo Snake, Drymarchon couperi, is the longest of all snakes native to...
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    Do Hobbyists Hinder Conservation? A Herpetologist's Opinion - What do You Think?

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquarium, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. While over-collection and poorly-prepared pet keepers have certainly led to declines in wild...
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    Are Tarantula Bites Dangerous? "Sometime Yes", According to New Study

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquarium, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. I’ve worked with thousands of tarantulas, in zoos and my own collection, for over 50 years. In...
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    Chameleon Color Change Predicts Winner Before Fight Begins

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquarium, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. My grandfather cautioned me never to bet on a boxing match, as they were even less predictable...
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    Black Rough-Necked Monitor Care & Natural History

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquarium, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Although the Black Rough Neck Monitor, Varanus rudicollis, is rarely-seen in the wild...
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    Cuban & Hispaniolan Anole Care

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquarium, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. The USA’s resident Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis, is one of the most familiar of all reptilian...
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    How to Become a Zoologist or Herpetologist

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquarium, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Providing career advice is one of the most rewarding aspects of my work. There are many...
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    Urban Herps: Finding Snakes in NYC Urban Herping - Finding Snakes in New York City

    Urban Herps: Finding Snakes in NYC Urban Herping - Finding Snakes in New York City
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    New Fish Species Discovered in 2013

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquarium, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Even considering that new fishes are discovered at the rate of nearly two per week, 2013 was a spectacular year...
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    New Species: Reptiles & Amphibians Discovered in 2013

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career of over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Not a week – much less a year – passes without an exciting new herp species being discovered. Included among this year’s surprising finds are the...
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    Holiday Greetings & Photos from NYC

    Holiday wishes and photos from an old herper and a very young naturalist in NYC: http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2013/12/24/4111/
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    The Best Live Foods for Salamanders: Ensuring Dietary Variety

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career of over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Although many salamanders will eagerly gobble-up crickets and mealworms, a diet restricted to these food items usually leads to nutritional disorders...
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    Darwin's Frog is Extinct: Males "Nursed" Tadpoles in Vocal Sacs

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career of over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. When it comes to inventive – some might say bizarre – breeding habits, amphibians are without equal. Several, such as the skin-brooding Surinam Toad...
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