M_surinamensis
Shillelagh Law
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Pretty simple concept. Someone posts a photograph, some nomenclature or a clue about a reptile or amphibian (or an invert? I'm just getting it started, I don't care where it goes), the first person to answer/name it correctly then posts their own followup. Sometimes if the forum is particularly busy, people can be posting at the same time, so it's important to verify that your answer was the first correct answer before posting your own.
I personally kind of like the photographic "name this animal" (especially macro shots of part of an animal, like a distinctive eye or scalation), but not everyone will have a picture they can use.
I'll include a photo to start things off, but as examples of non-photos... I could say something like "What is the common name of Shinisaurus crocodilurus?" and the first person to answer "Chinese Crocodile Lizard" would ask the next question. Or it could be "What is the world's smallest snake?" and the first person to answer "Barbados thread snake" or "Leptotyphlops carlae" would post the followup. Anything... easy, difficult, common or weird, herpetology trivia.
Starting things off pretty easily, I'm including a photo as an attachment. This is a snake I found last weekend in Eastern Massachusetts. It's one of the most common species of snake found in North America, with a massive range and over a dozen recognized subspecies. Can you name it?
I personally kind of like the photographic "name this animal" (especially macro shots of part of an animal, like a distinctive eye or scalation), but not everyone will have a picture they can use.
I'll include a photo to start things off, but as examples of non-photos... I could say something like "What is the common name of Shinisaurus crocodilurus?" and the first person to answer "Chinese Crocodile Lizard" would ask the next question. Or it could be "What is the world's smallest snake?" and the first person to answer "Barbados thread snake" or "Leptotyphlops carlae" would post the followup. Anything... easy, difficult, common or weird, herpetology trivia.
Starting things off pretty easily, I'm including a photo as an attachment. This is a snake I found last weekend in Eastern Massachusetts. It's one of the most common species of snake found in North America, with a massive range and over a dozen recognized subspecies. Can you name it?