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Old 27-07-2010, 09:30 PM
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would be orite if there was loads of reptiles wild in the uk if they could survive the weather that is
bring on global warming!

Polar bears dont even like the ice caps anyways haha.
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Old 27-07-2010, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sean_mac
would be orite if there was loads of reptiles wild in the uk if they could survive the weather that is


bring on global warming!

Polar bears dont even like the ice caps anyways haha.


Those two posts are very naive even when said in jest. Non native reptiles and amphibians in the UK are a bad thing.

It is generally accepted that Wall Lizards in the Dorset area may affect local populations of our native Sand Lizards due to virus transmission and or competition
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There are numerous alien species now breeding in the Uk, including:

Aesculapian snakes
Corn snakes (alledgedly)
Italian Wall lizards
Yellow bellied toads
African clawed toads
Midwife toads
Marbled newts
Alpine newts
Italian crested newts

There are also numerous ponds infested with red eared terrapins, whether or not they are breeding is another matter.

These species tend to be in fairly isolated populations, for example the Aesculapians in North Wales and along the banks of the Grand Union canal in London (from an escaped pair from London Zoo), Midwife toads in Bedfordshire (although there is also a good population in High Wycombe), and clawed toads on the Isle of Wight.
There is also a population of pool frogs and edible frogs in Sussex, however there was some debate a while back that this was in fact a remnant population of species which were once native to the UK but died out.
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There are numerous alien species now breeding in the Uk, including:

Aesculapian snakes
Corn snakes (alledgedly)
Italian Wall lizards
Yellow bellied toads
African clawed toads
Midwife toads
Marbled newts
Alpine newts
Italian crested newts

There are also numerous ponds infested with red eared terrapins, whether or not they are breeding is another matter.

These species tend to be in fairly isolated populations, for example the Aesculapians in North Wales and along the banks of the Grand Union canal in London (from an escaped pair from London Zoo), Midwife toads in Bedfordshire (although there is also a good population in High Wycombe), and clawed toads on the Isle of Wight.
There is also a population of pool frogs and edible frogs in Sussex, however there was some debate a while back that this was in fact a remnant population of species which were once native to the UK but died out.

Can you sort me out any more info on the African clawed breeding in the UK? Very interested
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That's a native species, apparently it's been there since before humans were
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I thought the land surrounding the Xenopus pond had collapsed taking the pond with it.
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I thought the land surrounding the Xenopus pond had collapsed taking the pond with it.
There's several ponds in several locations - which one do you mean?
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