Herpetology Club, Wah Yan College, Kowloon

爬蟲學會將會召開Annual General Meeting (AGM), 有意者可以到5Y聯絡謝穎熙。

Dear Wahyanites,
Application for 2013-2014 Herpetology Club

For those students who would like to form a cabinet and participate in AGM, you are required to submit an application package to [email protected] no later than 9:00 p.m. on 29/9, 2013 (Monday). You should include the following documents in the application package:

Name of cabinet

Annual Plan
Budget

Late or incomplete application package will not be considered. Should you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact any exco-members of the Herpetology Club.

Yours faithfully,
Magi Jury Leung
Chairman
2012-2013 Herpetology Club

Microscopes event at concave place

The event of Herpetology Club was successfully held at concave place on last friday lunchtime.

Herpetology Club wish you all a Happy Chinese New year :) It is a year of snake and it will also be a year for Herpetology!

Photo from : www.evolution-circuits.com

Paedophryne amauensis is a species of frog from Papua New Guinea discovered in August 2009 and formally described in January 2012. At 7.7 mm (0.30 in) in length, it is the world's smallest known vertebrate.

Wah Yan College Herpetology Club wish you all the best in 2013 and may all your dreams come true.
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Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snakes of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus of the subfamily Crotalinae ("pit vipers"). There are 32 known species of rattlesnake, with between 65-70 subspecies, all native to the Americas, ranging from southern Alberta and southern British Columbia in Canada to Central Argentina.

The coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be subdivided into two distinct groups, Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 11 species of Old World coral snake in one genus (Calliophis), and over 65 recognized species of New World coral snakes in three genera (Leptomicrurus, Micruroides, and Micrurus).

Echis is a genus of venomous vipers found in the dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. They have a characteristic threat display, rubbing sections of their body together to produce a "sizzling" warning sound. The name Echis is a Greek word for "viper." Their common name is "saw-scaled vipers" and they include some of the species responsible for causing the most snakebite cases and deaths in the world. Eight species are currently recognized

Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata) is a fresh water species of turtle found in South Asia. The “Flap-shelled” name stems from the presence of femoral flaps that are located on the plastron. These flaps of skin serve the purpose of covering the limbs when they retract into the shell. It is unclear what protection the flaps offer against predators. They are widespread and common in the South Asian provinces.