Responsible herpetoculture

Brumation is a natural period of dormancy for many reptiles—sort of like hibernation for mammals. Helping your reptile transition out of brumation is all a...

By removing a single gene in a cane toad egg, the researchers have created a hatchling that never progresses past its tadpole stage. The removed gene co...

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South Carolina House Bill 3937 (H3937) was introduced on Feb. 6, 2025 by Representative Hixon. It will ban venomous reptiles. The bill makes it illegal to ...

A new species of treefrog of the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus group has been discovered and described in the journal Evolutionary Systematics. Re...

These amphibians evolved unique strategies to move around the canopies of the world’s tallest trees. With mottled brown skin and a body small enough to ...

Top reasons why insuring your bearded dragon makes good financial sense. If you’re passionate about taking that 10 to 15-year journey with your beardie, in...

New species arrive regularly in the UK with the warming climate and are generally met with excitement by enthusiasts and scientists alike, given that they ...

Australian National University (ANU) Associate Professor Gavin Smith has been studying the relocation of eastern brown snakes (Pseudonaja textilis) in Aust...

A global effort has been launched to save one of the world’s most iconic amphibians from extinction, resulting in 53 tiny Darwin’s frogs rescued from ...

Following the arrest of a Tanzanian national with 800 tortoises in December 2024, officials said a major investigation had uncovered a major international ...

You may be asking yourself right now why I have posted a picture of a salamander this morning. This is a plant blog after all! Well, what I am about to tel...

Researchers have described a leaf-toed gecko new to science from Thailand. The gecko, Dixonius hinchangsi sp. nov. was found near Hin Chang ...

Scientists recently described and named a frog species that is new to science. As part of the process of describing a new species, researchers must also gi...

After the World Health Organization declared snakebite as a neglected tropical disease in 2017, increased efforts have been placed to reduce the number of snake...

We offer Top 4 of the most popular reptiles (and one amphibian) amongst keepers based on temperament, care, handling, and just pure joy of keeping. Cor...

Fear of snakes is a powerful emotion. It moves other people to needlessly kill snakes. It is very hard to convince some folks to let go of their irrational...

CONTENTS: - Dmitri Tkachev. Editorial - Rami Khashab. Lebanon: biodiversity hotspot - Thomas Zeigler and others. ”Zoo species of the year” campaig...

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At least six reptiles of endangered Vallarta turtle species (Kinosternon vogti) known for their distinctive yellow head spots, were stolen from a protectiv...

Researchers have described two new species of African house snake of the genus Boaedon based on the genetic sequencing of 18 currently recognized...

Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi 10 days ago caused massive and severe flooding in Madagascar’s Atsimo-Andrewfana Region, which caused the Lavavolo ...

Recent fieldwork on the Serra da Neve inselberg, a herpetological diversity hotspot in southwestern Angola, revealed the presence of an undescribed species...

Researchers say leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius), when presented to live in a bioactive enclosure, prefer that type of enclosure over others. The re...

The Borneo earless monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) is the semi-aquatic lizard was first recorded to be found and collected in 1891 in its native habitat i...

Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture announced plans to ban the ownership and importation of 955 animal species, including raccoons and alligator snapping turtles...

A nearly-extinct Caribbean reptile is showing signs of a comeback following years of conservation efforts. The population of the Sombrero ground lizard (Pholi...

The researchers say the resistance they have observed in the frog may be due to natural selection for more resistant genotypes, acquired immunity and diffe...

In 2018, fewer than 100 Sombrero ground lizards remained on Sombrero Island—but now, more than 1,600 of the critically endangered reptiles are scampering arou...

Monkeys can quickly detect snakes because of the presence of snake scale on the snake that monkeys have evolved to identify, according to a new research pa...