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A barnstar for you!

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	Nice work on the Micropechis ikaheka page! You added quite a bit of content! Happy editing! Bped1985 (talk) 16:59, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Worm snake disambiguation page

I edited the disambiguation page for Worm snake and added Carphophis before I saw your edit that removed it back in November. I know you removed it because it doesn't resemble a worm, but it is called a worm snake in common vernacular here in its natural range. The problem with removing it from the disambiguation page is that it's much, much harder to find the page for either Carphophis species if they're not searchable by using "worm snake". I was only able to find it after looking up the scientific name elsewhere. I thought this may be a problem for others, especially if they are looking for information on it and they only know it as a "worm snake". I'm not a herpetologist, so I hope that I'm not intruding into your area of expertise! I just wanted to get your input on the matter. Thanks! Dofftoubab (talk) 03:40, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Iguana, Physignathus, Cyclura or somewhat else?

Dear colleague, couldn't you help me with identification of this lizard: commons:file:Washington DC Zoo - Physignathus cocincinus 1.jpg? The filename says that it is Physignathus cocincinus but I have seen some suspects that it is an unusually colored Iguana iguana. I tried to investigate this question and it seems that Iguana iguana should have a very big round scale at the lower base of the head (commons:category:Iguana iguana heads), but this specimen lacks it. And it somewhat resembles Cyclura lewisi. Is this specimen identifiable at all (at least to family)? Stas (talk) 22:17, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

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Photos?

...just wondering on the off chance...you've never taken any photos of a Papuan black snake? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:12, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

Apologies for my delay in responding - 9 months. I have not had much opportunity to edit on Wikipedia for some time, and I hope I have replied correctly. In answer to your question, yes I have photographed seven Papuan blacksnakes since 1986, four in Western Province, and three in Central Province. It was not a very common snake in Central Province following the introduction of the highly toxic Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) and it was feared the amphibiophagous Papuan blacksnake had been extipated from the Papuan Peninsula, but the population appears to be recovering with specimens starting to turn up again. The toads did not establish on mainland Western Province, although they are on Daru Island. Papblak (talk) 16:49, 7 February 2020 (UTC)