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Rediscovery of the skink Sphenomorphus anomalopus (Boulenger, 1890) (Squamata: Scincidae): first documentation of its natural history and live coloration

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The rediscovery and photographic documentation of Sphenomorphus anomalopus from Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra, Indonesia, after a 109-year hiatus allowed us, for the first time, to observe its behavior and assess its microhabitat. Historical descriptions of this species’ coloration were never based on live material and, as such, did not convey the vibrant and contrasting nature of its lemon-yellow, orange, reddish, and greyish pattern configuration. Its color pattern and possible sexual dichromatism are described based on seven males and one presumed female photographed in situ. A short observation period clearly indicated that S. anomalopus is not an arboreal species, as had been previously hypothesized, but a terrestrial species that forages in rock-strewn leaf litter in sun-exposed localities, such as beneath canopy gaps and other open areas like many other terrestrial skinks.

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Sea eagles were reintroduced into Scotland in the 1970s and 80s after being driven to extinction by persecution from farmers and gamekeepers. Today in Scotland there are around 152 pairs of sea eagles. That number is not, "artificially high"

A recent study (2023) found that lambs are not a major part of a sea eagles diet

The main causes of death for lambs in Scotland is dystocia (obstructed birth) which leads to complications such as hyperthermia, starvation and hypoxia. Infection, bad weather and poor husbandry are also major factors. Predation from wild predators causes very few lamb deaths and most of the time lambs eaten by wild predators, including sea eagles, were already dead or dying.

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