Sussex Amphibian & Reptile Group

Trip to the Scaledresser? Hair and feathers evolved from scales

Is Coppicing Good for Reptiles? Small scale study suggests no!

New Finding on Special Sensing in Sea Snakes

New GCN mating video from Barry Kemp

Send Us Your Sightings

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Lizards in a warmer world, Good or bad?

What happens When the Amphibians disappear?

Surprisingly Fast Evolution in Salamanders

Toad Crossing
If you know of any toad crossing points on Sussex roads. this year or in previous years, please let us know via our on-line form.

Report on Ambersham Common Survey

eDNA results for GCN now published

Problems of Terrapin Releases from Froglife

Dreaming Lizards, New Finding

Lizard takes up City Life

Froglife Science Croak:
1. Snake Fungal Disease
2. Refugia Material

Gatwick Toad Ladders, Full Story

Changes to Great Crested Newt Protection?

Perhaps a new approach to combat chytrid and Fungicide gives limited help

If you keep amphibians, please read this

Frog with Built-in 'Satnav'

Red Leg Disease in Frogs. Lay off the slug pellets and pesticides. Rehouse the goldfish

New approach to reptile mitigation with road widening

A Small Chink of Light in the Chytrid Story

Essential Info for Life in the City for Amphibians

Venomous frogs, deadlier than vipers!?

Latest Science Croak from Froglife. Invasive amphibians

Snake Fossil With Legs Makes Headline News!!

How to be a good parent, when dad gives up. Click photo below:

New Evidence Suggests Amphibian Fungal Disease Spread by Rainfall

Do Pheasants Predate Reptiles? 29 Mar

See below: 'LEARN' for short articles, local articles and videos, 'NEWS' for general interest and 'NEW FINDINGS' for articles in more depth.

Welcome to SxARG

Find out about the first county ARG

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Amphibians and Reptiles
General interest articles
Amphibians Globally

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New Findings
Indonesian Frog gives birth to live tadpoles
Invasive Pond plant effect on newt breeding
Overwintering tadpoles
Alien cane toads in Australia
Climate Change can make you shrink!
Chytrid Origins
Snake reduces blood flow to improve vision
Chytrid; variability in different ponds in Missouri
Herbicide may stress amphibian immune system
Why chytrid is so devastating
19% of amphibians in danger

Useful Links

Local Authority Services and Biodiversity
Planning for a healthy Environment
ARGUK Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK
UK Safari A site for anyone interested in the wildlife of the UK
Ashplats Wood Conservation Group
Amphibian Specialist Group

ARGUK on Facebook

ARGUK forum

http://www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk

Photo top right: By Richard Bartz, Munich Makro Freak (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

Report on 'Toads and Amphibians' Talks

South East ARG Regional Conference. Read about the highlights of this meeting

Radical ideas on helping natterjacks
Introducing common toads to a garden pond

Aidan Mackay's Blog Spot

Get to see research in action at Aidan's site