your madagascar episode disappoints me in a way when you state that the leaf tail gecko you find is "uroplatus silki." where did he get that idea. that thing was obviously uroplatus sikorae. and you call yourself a herpetologist!
Reptile & Amphibian Forums
Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.
oy, jeff corwin!
umop_apisdn
Dec 04, 2004 03:32 PM
Replies (5)
reptilefreak16
Dec 04, 2004 06:30 PM
Well if you look into Jeffs background he is not a herpetologist. He is a Bat Biologist. And also there is no degree in herpetology, nor do herpetologists know everything when most tend to know more about a certain group or species so there is always a margin for error....
Reptilefreak
-----
www.reptilefreaks.tk
4.7.2 leopard geckos (super hypo tangs, blizzards,albinos)
1.0.2 crested geckos (lite cream fire, buckskin, tiger)
1.2 golden geckos
1.1 texas collared lizards
1.1 veiled chameleons
1.0 Bearded dragon
flamedcrestie
Dec 04, 2004 06:52 PM
yeah but he could have just said... this is a mossy leaftail gecko, a member of the uroplatus family. rather that making himself look bad.i think that was probably his point. obviously there's no way to know the latin name of every animal you come across.
umop_apisdn
Dec 04, 2004 07:47 PM
no, but in the editing department at the discovery channel or whatever, they should at least do their best to check up on his facts before he misinforms the public.
lismil
Dec 04, 2004 08:42 PM
I saw the show today also, and I also noticed the mistake, but I was just excited to see uroplatus on his show. Animal planet rules, and so does Jeff corwin! 8-)
boy
Dec 05, 2004 02:51 AM
Robert Seib, Ph.d in herpetology from UCBerkeley 1985. Seib studied the evolutionary biology of Amphibians and Reptiles. That would translate to someone who studies reptiles. study = olgy; the greek word herpeton = reptile (which comes from herpein = to creep). Therefore, one who studies reptiles is a herpetologist according to Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
cheers,
Jason
