interesting read

[varanio]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080421-lizard-evolution.html

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Yes, I read that article the other day too. You just can't stop that evolution!

 

[hamato_yoshii]

Micro-evolution

 

[varanio]

I wonder how the feril nile monitors will adopt to life in south florida? This will be awesome!

 

[frasertheking]

thats amazing , million years or a single generation the world is an amazing place .

 

[hamato_yoshii]

probably just as good as the iguana's, anaconda's, and retic's

 

[varanio]

probably just as good as the iguana's, anaconda's, and retic's

Only the iguanas are established out of all these, there are populations of the others, but there is no data showing they are reproducing...... there is also a small pocket of redtail boas and the niles on the west coast look to be here for the long run.

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

I wonder how the feril nile monitors will adopt to life in south florida? This will be awesome!

There are ferile nile monitors in Florida? Wow.

Cool read btw.

 

[hamato_yoshii]

Only the iguanas are established out of all these, there are populations of the others, but there is no data showing they are reproducing...... there is also a small pocket of redtail boas and the niles on the west coast look to be here for the long run.

I thought that I had read a story one time that either retic's or anaconda's had bred in Florida, maybe they were just making an assumption.

 

[varanio]

There are ferile nile monitors in Florida? Wow.

Cool read btw.

Ya there is a population thriving on the gulf side, near cape coral. Wanna go herping?