iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Jhan C. Salazar, PhD @jhancsalazar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Happy to share that the last chapter of my dissertation is finally out in Evolution! 🦎⛰️ I'll share a longer thread soon about what we did and found. Huge thanks to all my coauthors: @jblosos.bsky.social, @juvelas.bsky.social, Steven Poe and Adam Algar doi.org/10.1093/evol...

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Repeated evolution of high-elevation occupation in tropical lizards

Abstract. Since Darwin and Humboldt, researchers have sought to understand how species adapt to elevation. Although tropical reptiles are typically most di

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is probably my favorite crocodilian but unfort, its also the most endangered one. The rivers that they call home have been dammed and over fished, causing problems for them. #CROCtober 🐊 📸 Zsombor Károlyi discover more at buff.ly/KnjA0b5

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FroglizardArt-🔜PaxU @haasio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

GHARIAL- Queen of hearts. Critically endangered. Like many crocodilians, they exhibit maternal care of offspring, and sometimes males get involved too. #herps #sciart #crocodile #gharial #scicomm [12/55] [posting a Tale of Scales card every few days until they're all here]

a digital illustration of a playing card featuring a gharial mother and her young on her back. the colors are mostly orange and purple-pink

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Mother Frog Slut // Steward of Giant Reptiles @toadcialism.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It’s heeeere! Random Sunday Varanid Paradise mini drop! I made a matched set, and Hallowed Moonbeam is now in bracelet form! 🦎💎 #bsnm #jewelry 🧵with shop links below!

Daisy the goanna toy modeling a smoky rainbow pride scaly bracelet with smoky teeth

Bob the Komodo dragon toy modeling a large scaly cuff in intense fiery blue gem-like texture with black and metallic blue beads on the sides

Closeup of a small Czech glass dragon scale earring in solid black with bright green jade-like seed beads

Daisy the goanna toy modeling a solid black dragon scale bracelet with round green beads on the sides

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Chaobu @chaobunnyarts.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🐢🥝 November sticker club designs: Red-Footed Tortoise, Rough-Skinned Newt and Kiwi Sinosauropteryx & Confuciusornis Join my Patreon by October 31st to receive your choice of herpetology, prehistory, or both sets of stickers in November! 🔗 www.patreon.com/Chaobunnies

Graphic showing my sticker designs: Red-Footed Tortoise, Rough-Skinned Newt and Kiwi Sinosauropteryx & Confuciusornis

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The West African Slender-snouted Crocodile 🐊 is a critically endangered species. They have been over hunted for their meat and skin. Better proctections are needed to save the species. #CROCtober 📸 Tom JAMONNEAU discover more at buff.ly/UB4rDyZ

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West African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) -

The West African Slender-snouted Crocodile lives in western and central sub-Saharan Africa. They are listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.

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⭐Snek Snack🐍 @sneksnack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Reptember! WE'VE REACHED THE END! DAY THIRTY! 💋🐍 White-lipped Python! Do you think it gives white-lipped kisses #Reptember26

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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Can you #FindThatLizard ? Last weekend's Lizard Art Walk was soooo much fun! During the event, I take folks on a short hike, and then we sculpt lizards out of clay. We talk about the different lizards we might see, the microhabitats they live in, and why they're important to their ecosystems. 🦎

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NLorenz - Artist, Writer. CutieCats COMMS OPEN! @napalmnacey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Geckos and skinks are my favourite lizards. We have marbled geckos here and they’re so cute. Baby-soft little darlings that eat our bugs. 🥰

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Andrew Danner @adanner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's grippers all the way down. CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...

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meeshka @meeshka4peace.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Saw one catch a cockroach the other day!

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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Her cute face...

Same gecko in the window. Her face and eye.

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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There's a gecko who comes to the bathroom window each night when I turn on the light. No wonder she can scale anything... look at the grippers on her feet!!!!! #lizard #herps #Maui #adorbs #photography #nokings

Close up thru a window of the underneath of a gecko against the dark night and reflection. Her toes are lined with rubbery stickers.

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Christine Beeton @christinebeeton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A green anole covered in water droplets looks like a monster from a Sci-Fi movie. 📷 #Texas, September 2026 #Lizards #Anoles #Herps #Reptiles #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Portraits #TexasStateParks

A green anole looking from out of this world, covered in tiny water droplets as it stands on a blade of grass

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Matthew Paulson @matthewpaulson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sometimes the best shots are all in the details. When I have a cooperative subject that I can get close to I will often zoom in and isolate specific areas. If you look closely in the second shot you can see my reflection. 🐊

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FroglizardArt-🔜PaxU @haasio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

TIGER SALAMANDER- Jack of hearts. This one's a pun because they can reproduce by kleptogenesis (stealing, or jacking, another species' heart/gametes.. kind of a stretch haha). #herps #sciart #amphibians #scicomm [11/55] [posting a Tale of Scales card every few days until they're all here]

a digital illustration of a tiger salamander as the jack of hearts. the drawing is mostly in purple, yellow, and orange.

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tomorrow marks the start of CROCtober! For the entire month, I’ll be celebrating the incredible animals in the order Crocodylia, from crocodiles and alligators to caimans and gharials. I hope yall enjoy learning about these amazing creatures as much as I enjoy sharing them! #CROCtober 🐊

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LAZER - T @lazer-t.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Brazilian Rainbow Boa for a ko-fi supporter, thanks for the support! Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/lazert More info: lazerdoodles.carrd.co #sciart #herps

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🪷 longisquama 🦎 @lotuslizard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If only I lived in CA 😩 (I live in Michigan)

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The Orianne Society @oriannesociety.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Orianne Society is hiring Prescribed Fire Technicians for the upcoming season. Join our team at the Longleaf Stewardship Center and gain hands-on experience using #prescribedfire to restore and manage #longleafpine habitat across the Southeast. www.oriannesociety.org/careers/

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⭐Snek Snack🐍 @sneksnack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Reptember! Day FOURTEEN! Two weeks in! 🪨🦎 Common Chuckwalla! How much walla can a chuckwalla chuck? #Reptember26

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Matthew Paulson @matthewpaulson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Yawn and the Big Stretch-It must be a tough life being a little baby gator and climbing all over mom. First baby had a huge yawn on moms back between all its siblings. Second one doing a big stretch right on moms head. 🐊

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paulinabarry.bsky.social @paulinabarry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

These lizards are long! Now its fully baked and ready for a cup of coffee. #sciart #herps #otago #newzealand #handmade #craft #gift

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⭐Snek Snack🐍 @sneksnack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Reptember! Day FIFTEEN! Halfway there! 🐲🦎 Sulawesi-lined Gliding Lizard! I can imagine THIS dragon! #Reptember26

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Katscales @katscales86.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Jamaican Turquoise Anole Shimmer Magnet 🌈🦎

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Anemone @anemoneya.me · 15/09/2026

Friend 🦎

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plesnercph🇩🇰 @plesnercph.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🦎Green iguana (Iguana iguana). Max. size may exceed 2m (~6'7"). Mostly herbivorous. Found from southern Mexico to Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay. Also found on many islands in the Caribbean. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by jonleong64 on Pixabay

The head, neck and front part of the body of a large green male iguana. It has spines along the neck and on the chin. The head is grey with green markings. The neck and body are green with irregular brown bands. Part of a large dewlap is visible under the chin. It is looking to the right in the picture.

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Stephanie! 💜✌🏻 @craniatology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Also I was watering last night and there was this guy LOL 🦎🌿🌵

Green anole on one of my potted aloe leaves.

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⭐Snek Snack🐍 @sneksnack.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Reptember! Day SEVENTEEN! 🐶🐸 Barking Tree Frog It's barking up the right tree! #Reptember26

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PictureTheSouth @picturethesouth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Since the mid 1970's, I've loved how this argument comes back around every few years. How DOES the Komodo kill its prey? Is it venom? Is it bacterial? Is it blood loss? Every time the question arises, new research and data is available. The Always Answer is still - Yes. All of the above. #herps

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Matthew Paulson @matthewpaulson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just a baby gator floating in the water. Closeup in pic 2. 🐊

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Dave @kirkie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Young male Ornate Uromastyx this morning. That adult colouration is becoming vivid now.🦎

A photo of the head, forelegs and body of a lizard sitting on a rock. His colouration is blue, yellow stripes and dots of red

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⭐Snek Snack🐍 @sneksnack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Reptember! Day EIGHTEEN! 🖥️🦎 Lace Monitor! I have my eyes on you too! #Reptember26

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Mother Frog Slut // Steward of Giant Reptiles @toadcialism.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Friday Jewelry Thread! 🦎💎 No new pieces at Varanid Paradise this week because I just got a new client-- a tax law journal! Was busy with onboarding and my first submission. But I'm beading again alright lol. For now, here's a curated assortment to get you ready for spooky season! #bsnm #jewelry

Long earrings with black and red skulls, black and red beads, and silver spikes

A tapered black scaly beaded cuff with ultra-shiny silver dragon teeth on the ends

Daisy the goanna toy modeling a red scaly bracelet with shiny black dragon teeth

Dangling black earrings with metallic red and silver seed beads woven together so they look like super-textured reptile scales

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plesnercph🇩🇰 @plesnercph.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🦎Northern caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis). Max size over 120 cm (47"). Excellent swimmer. Eats snails, clams and other prey caught in or close to freshwater. Found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, and Peru. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Dariusz Sankowski on Pixabay

A green lizard with a orange/brown head and neck is resting on a rock. The lizard is looking to the right in the picture.

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FroglizardArt-🔜PaxU @haasio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

HORNED LIZARD- 8 of hearts. They shoot blood from their eyes and the spikes on their head direct rainwater towards their mouth! Incredible lizards. #herps #sciart #lizard #phrynosoma #scicomm [8/55] [posting a Tale of Scales card every day(?) until they're all here]

a digital illustration of a horned lizard's head. the illustration is diagonally symmetrical, and labeled as the 8 of hearts. The colors are primarily orange and purple.

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FroglizardArt-🔜PaxU @haasio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

another #sciart repost- the Humpnose lizard, drawn 2023 i think #herps

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Kevin Jennings @kevinpjennings.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Newt with a tiny water drop #photography, #potd2026, #photoaday, #pad2026-238, #easternspottednewt, dewdrop, #upclose, #macro, #newt, #summerofnewts, #herps

Up close image of a orange salamander like animal with single water drop hanging off of its mouth

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PictureTheSouth @picturethesouth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's a rough and tough world out here, for such a smol lizard! I'd recommend against tackling it, but I trust you'll have lots of adventures. Just try not to get eaten right off the bat, ok? #herps #anole #hatchling🦎

View of a vertical installation of 1" diameter white PVC pipe, close in front of where several red bricks are joined by gray mortar.

Peeking from behind the pipe, is a small green lizard with white chin. This Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) is mere days old - if not mere hours since it's hatching. It's entire length nose-to-tail is barely more than this 1 inch wide pipe.

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Tom Hentoff @tomhentoff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Western fence lizard this afternoon in Chapultepec Park in Mexico City. 🦎

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Anemone @anemoneya.me · 27/08/2026

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 27/08/2026

🦎 An illustrated checklist of all native terrestrial reptiles in the Turks and Caicos Islands has been compiled, covering eleven species, eight of which are found nowhere else on Earth! ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zook... ➡️ @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/08/27/t...

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plesnercph🇩🇰 @plesnercph.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🦎Persian wonder gecko (Teratoscincus keyserlingii). Max size ~20 cm (7.9"). Eats insects and other small invertebrates. Found in desert areas in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by miniformat65 on Pixabay

A lizard is sitting on a piece of wood. It is yellowish with mottled brown markings. On its body this lizard has scales which look like fish scales. This seems to be advantageous in sandy conditions. The lizard is looking to the right in the picture.

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Tom Hentoff @tomhentoff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Spiny lizard this afternoon in Teotihuacan in Mexico. 🦎

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✨the daniel✨ @intelectconfig.wtf · 28/08/2026

thistle wants a worm 🐛 🦎

thistle the leopard gecko with her eyes and her body directed forward at me in pursuit of dinner

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Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

While we were out catching #bats in early spring, we saw plenty of #herps out and about! Lots of bobtails, small skinks, brown snakes, and tadpoles in temporary ponds #WA

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