Portal:Amphibians and reptiles/Did you know/May 2008
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- ...that the Emperor newt (pictured) has an especially thick bone on the top of its vertebrae and skull?
- ...that Chapman Grant, a herpetologist, was the last living grandson of United States President Ulysses S. Grant?
- ...that despite the appeal, Green Iguanas in captivity often do not live longer than a few months?