We bring you our first (and only!) clean, non-explicit episode ever! NO...it is NOT a Christmas episode!
Furcifer voeltzkowi are sneaky little guys that are not afraid to... die young :( Actually, their survival depends on it! Join us as we delve into the life of a lizard species which is not new....but was lost to science....so we rediscovered it.....because we destroy so many species each year we are running out of new ones to discover, so science needs to rely on remakes just like Hollywood! But heeey....this one also loooves to pull a fast one on scientists! We also mix in a small dose of non-offensive, totally clean and respectful jokes...just not towards the lizard....cuz its life is too short to be offended by us! :)
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Intro/outro sampled from "Sequence (Mystery and Terror) 3" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez) at pixabay.com
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Google Translate voices obtained from....Google Translate...duh!
Image Credit: Dr. David Prötzel, Zoologische Staatssammlung München (Episode image is heavily edited, the image owner reserves all rights to their image, and is not affiliated with our podcast)
SOURCES:
Wikipedia: Voeltzkow's chameleon
National Geographic: The Search for Lost Species
Global Wildlife Conservation: The Search for Lost Species
Global Wildlife Conservation: Voeltzkow’s Chameleon
Glaw, Frank & Prötzel, David & Eckhardt, Falk & Raharinoro, Njaratiana & Ravelojaona, Rojo & Glaw, Timon & Glaw, Kathrin & Forster, Julia & Vences, Miguel. (2020). Rediscovery, conservation status and genetic relationships of the Malagasy chameleon Furcifer voeltzkowi. Salamandra. 56. 342-354.
Sentis, Marina & Chang, Yiyin & Scherz, Mark & Prötzel, David & Glaw, Frank. (2018). Rising from the ashes: Resurrection of the Malagasy chameleons Furcifer monoceras and F. Voeltzkowi (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae), based on micro-CT scans and external morphology. Zootaxa. 4483. 549. 10.11646/zootaxa.4483.3.7.
Karsten, Kris & Andriamandimbiarisoa, Laza & Fox, Stanley & Raxworthy, Christopher. (2008). A unique life history among tetrapods: An annual chameleon living mostly as an egg. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105. 10.1073/pnas.0802468105.
