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Animal nerd. Ethology. Languages. Etymology. Single malt whisky. Most things science. The monitor lizard in my banner is a Varanus varius in Copenhagen Zoo.

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plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 5h ago

🐸Hidden Walking Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa tetraploidea). Max. size for males ~58 mm (~2.3"), for females ~81 mm (~3.2"). Found in northern Argentina, southern Brazil and southeastern Paraguay. Threatened by habitat loss. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷 by Gabriel Rondina on Pexels

A mostly green frog is sitting on a branch. The sides, the inside of the arms and legs and the belly are orange. The frog is looking directly at the camera.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · yesterday

🦎Emerald swift (Sceloporus malachiticus). Max size ~20 cm (~8"). Insectivorous. Found in Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by edu raw on pexels

A lizard is sitting heads down on a tree trunk. The head and body of the lizard are green and the tail is turquoise. The scales are heavily keeled. Some brown can be seen on its side and behind the hind legs. The lizard is looking down and slightly to the right in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 2d ago

🐍Checkered garter snake (Thamnophis marcianus). Max size 107 cm (42.1"), but usually significantly smaller. Found in Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, (southwestern) USA and possibly also in El Salvador and Guatemala. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by anselmo7511 Pixabay

The front part of a mostly brown snake hanging from something above the picture. It has two large brown spots behind the head and a black checkerboard pattern behind that. Along the neck and back is a thin yellowish line. On the side, a white or cream coloured line can be seen. The belly appears to be whitish. The snake is looking down in the picture. The ground with a number of green plants are out of focus in the background.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 3d ago

🐸Marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus). Max size 160 mm (6.3"). Found in France, Portugal and Spain. Threatened by habitat loss and collection for the pet trade. Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN. 📷from Pixnio

The front half of a newt sitting on a grey rock. The newt is brown with irregular green markings. A thin red line can be seen from the top of the head and down the back. The newt is heading to the left in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 4d ago

🦎Fiji Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) in Hartley's Crocodile Adventures. Max. size 80 cm (31.5"), 2/3 of which is the tail. Herbivorous, though young ones also eat insects. Found in forests on the islands of Fiji. Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN. 📷by David Clode on Unsplash

A close-up of the head of a lizard with its mouth slightly open. The lizard is peeking out between a couple of elongated white and green leaves. The head and throat are mostly turquoise with tiny green spots. It is yellow around the mouth and nostrils and both white and turquoise on the throat. A row of spines can be seen behind the head. The lizard is looking to the right in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 5d ago

🐍Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus). Max. size 2,7 m (8'10"). Young specimens are bright red or orange. They turn green during their first year. Found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Peru, the Guianas and Venezuela. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by jimmykphotos on Pexels

A green snake is curled up over a thick branch. It has white markings on its body. The throat and belly are yellow. The head is pointing downwards and resting on one of the curls of its body.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 6d ago

🐸Ehrhardt's Tree Frog (Aplastodiscus ehrhardti). Max size 42 mm (1.7"). Females tend to be larger than males. Found in lowland forests in Brazil. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. Threatened by habitat loss and water pollution. 📷by Gabriel Rondina on Pexels

A mostly green frog is sitting on a large green leaf. The frog has tiny dark spots on its head, legs and body. The eyes have a red iris and a black pupil. The frog is looking to the left in the picture
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · last wk.

🐍Amur rat snake (Elaphe schrenckii) in Malmö Reptilcenter. Max size more than 200 cm (6'6.7"). Found in northern and central China, Korea, eastern Mongolia and eastern Russia. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by zoosnow on Pixabay

A mostly black snake is curled up on what appears to be straw. It has yellowish/creamy coloured markings along its body and around its jaw. It is resting its head on part of its own body while looking to the right and slightly away in the picture. The head of another snake of the same species can be seen resting on the body of the first snake at the right side of the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · last wk.

🐸Java Indonesian treefrog (Nyctixalus margaritifer). Max. size for males 33 mm (1.3"), for females 43 mm (1.7"). Found on the island of Java in Indonesia. Threatened by habitat loss. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷 by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

An orange frog is sitting on a dark and shiny surface. It has cream-coloured markings on the head and on the legs. The throat and belly are oranfe. The eyes are silvery. The frog is looking almost directly at the camera.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · last wk.

🦎Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus). Max size 44.5 cm (17.6") Found in Australia ( New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria). Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Stuart Robinson on Pexels

A lizard is sitting on a rock. The lizard is mostly different shades of brown with a row of lighter spots down its back. The belly is lighter coloured than the back. The lizard is looking up and to the right in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 2w ago

🐍Indonesian pit viper (Trimeresurus insularis). Max. size 76 cm (2'6"). Females are larger than males. Eats frogs lizards and rodents. Nocturnal and arboreal. Found from Java in the west to East Timor in the east. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Noval Gani on Pexels

A blue snake is partly curled up on a naked branch. The colour is darker along its back and on the top of its head. It gets progressively lighter down the side of its body and the side of the head. The jaw and belly is a very light blue with some white in between the scales. It is looking to the right in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 2w ago

🐸Clouded salamander (Aneides ferreus). Max size 13 cm (5.1"). Eats insects and other invertebrates. Found in coastal forests of California and Oregon. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by wirestock on Freepik

The head, neck and front part of the body of a salamander. It is sitting on a steep piece of wood with its head pointing down. The salamander is dark brown with large irregular golden markings. The salamander is looking down and to the left in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 2w ago

🦎Centralian rough knob-tail gecko (Nephrurus amyae). Max size ~15 cm (5.9") Found in Australia (Northern Territory and in the easternmost part of Western Australia). Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by cleverpix on Pixabay

An orange/brown gecko is standing on a black reflective surface. The gecko has a number of thin black lines arranged in such a way that it looks like it is covered with a fine net.The gecko is looking almost directly at the camera with it's silvery eyes
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 2w ago

🐍Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus). Max size 225 cm (7'4.6"). This is the species seen in many symbols for the medical profession. Non-venomous. Found From France and Spain in the west to Azerbaijan and Iran in the east. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by chris-f on Pexels

Part of an olive/yellowish coloured snake. The snake is curled up. The head sticks out beneath its own coiled body. The snake is looking to the right in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 2w ago

🐸Marbled reed frog (Hyperolius marmoratus). Max. size 43 mm (1.7"). Nocturnal. Found in Africa in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Seepsteen on Freeimagees

A frog is sitting on a rocky surface. The top of the head and the back of the frog is black broken by a white line with orange spots down the middle. The same white color with orange spots can be seen on the upper lip, on top of the eyes and on the sides. The feet are red. The legs are reddish on the inside and the outside are yellow, orange and black. The throat is white with tiny red spots. The frog is looking at something just to the right of the camera.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 2w ago

🦎Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis). Survives in arid areas by 'drinking' through capillary action through its scales. Max size 25 cm (9.8"). Females are larger than males. Found in Angola, Namibia, South Africa. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Rafael Peier on Unsplash

A mostly brown lizard is walking across light brown sand. The colours on the lizard is a complex mixture of dark brown, reddish brown and light brown. The lizard is heading to the left in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 2w ago

🐍Golden flying snake. (Chrysopelea ornata). Max size 130 cm (4'3.2"). Arboreal. Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

A curled up mostly green and black snake. Every scale is green in the middle and bordered by black. The top of the head is black with yellow markings. The throat and the belly are yellow. The snake is looking to the right in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 3w ago

🐢Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) mating, Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max carapace length 38 cm (15"). From Madagascar. Has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius. Threatened by poaching and habitat destruction. Considered Critically endangered by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

Two dark grey tortoises mating. The male is partly on top of the female. The legs and most of the head and neck are yellowish. The carapace is dark grey with yellow spots. There are yellow lines radiating from each of the yellow spots. Both tortoises are looking to the right in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 3w ago

🐸Tomato frog (Dyscophus antongilii). Max. size 105 mm (4.1"). Males are significantly smaller than females. Insectivorous. Secretes a toxic substance from the skin if threatened. Found in Madagascar. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by miniformat65 on Pixabay

A large orange brown frog is sitting in shallow water. The throat and belly paler in colour than the back. A dark stripe can be seen from just behind each eye and continuing down its side. It is looking directly at the camera in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 3w ago

🦎Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max length ~40 cm (~16"). Found in southeastern China and northeastern Vietnam. Threats are collection for the pet trade and habitat fragmentation/loss. Considered Endangered by the IUCN. 📷 by plesnercph

A mostly brown and grey lizard is clinging on to a green plant to keep most of its body out of the water. The lizard has white markings across the lips. The lizard is looking up and to the right in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 3w ago

🐍King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max. length 585 cm (19'2") - the longest venomous snake in the world. Eats other snakes (Ophiophagus means snake eater). Found in South and Southeast Asia. Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

An olive green snake on the ground in a large terrarium. The head is golden brown while the throat is a lighter colour than both the head and body of the snake. The ground is covered in dry leaves, earth, wood shavings and a few branches. Behind the snake is a grey concrete wall. To the right in the picture is a plant with dark green leaves. The snake is looking to the left in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 3w ago

🐸River toad/Asian giant toad (Phrynoidis asper), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max size 140 mm (5.5"). Females tend to be larger than males. Eats mostly ants. Found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

A grey toad is sitting on a fallen log. It has very warty skin. The eyes are silvery with a horizontal pupil. The toad is looking to the left in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 3w ago

🦎Two basking Sudan mastigures (Uromastyx dispar), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max. size 455 mm (17.9"). Found in Africa (Algeria, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Sudan) Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

Two lizards are basking on a flat rock. One is partly on top of the other. The top one is a mottled green on most of the body and grey/brown on the neck and head. The bottom one is mostly brown. Both have lighter coloured throat and toes/fingers. The rear part of the back of the top one is bright white because it is directly below the heating lamp. The top one is looking to the right in the picture. The bottom one is looking at something to the right of the camera.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 3w ago

🐍Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max. confirmed length 695 cm (22'10"). Longest snake species in the world. Found in South and Southeast Asia from India in the west to the Philippines in the East. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

The head and front part the body of a large snake. It is resting on the ground. The snake is mostly brown with black and grey markings while also showing a bit of yellow and white. A thin black line runs from the upper lip to the neck and another one starts behind the eye and runs diagonally down along the side of its head. The snake is looking to the left of the camera in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 4w ago

🐊Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark Max size 350 cm (11'6"). Males tend to be slightly larger than females. There are thought to be only about 100 non-hatchlings left in the wild. Is considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

The head of a grey/brown crocodile. The crocodile is floating at the surface of the water. It is looking to the right in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 4w ago

🐢Mata mata (Chelus fimbriata). Max carapace size 45 cm (17.7"). Carnivorous. Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates. Found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, The Guianas, Peru, Trinidad and Venezuela. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

A light grey turtle under water. It is swimming above a piece of wood lying at the bottom of its enclosure. The turtle has a very long neck with lots of small flaps of skin. The quite sizable mouth is wide open. The turtle is looking to the left of the camera.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 4w ago

🐸Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max size 8 cm (3.15"). Has fairly short rear legs which often causes it to 'walk' rather than jump. Found in western, central and northern Europe. Prefers sandy soil. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

A well-camouflaged brown toad is sitting on the ground among brown leaves. It has a yellowish line starting at the snout and going all the way down the middle of the back. The toad is looking up and to the right in the picture.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 4w ago

🦎Solomon Islands skink (Corucia zebrata), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max size 81 cm (2'8"), most of which is its tail. Largest species of skink in the world. Herbivorous and arboreal. Found in the Solomon Islands . Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

The head and right front leg of a light olive coloured lizard with mottled brownish markings. Part of the tail can be seen in the background. The lizard is looking at something to the right and slightly below the camera. The lizard insisted on being up close against the glass front of its terrarium causing the picture to be slightly out of focus as the phone was pressed against said glass to avoid glare.
plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph.bsky.social · 4w ago

🐍Ball python (Python regius) in Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max size for males 107 cm (3'6"), for females 182 cm (6'). Found from Senegal in the west to Uganda and Sudan in the east. Hunted for its meat, skin and for the pet trade. Considered Nearly Threatened by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

Dark brown snake with light brown blotches. It is slithering along a couple of large pieces of dead wood. In the background and at the right side of the picture, a few large dark green leaves can be seen. The snake is looking to the left in the picture.