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An amateur herpetologist says many of the lizards in New Zealand are so new to science that they don’t even have names. “Historically, New Zealand has b...

Photo by Thomas Reich New difficulties were found connected with reintroducing of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) back onto the mainland. As the New Zealan...

Photo by Thomas Reich After conservationists have dug hundreds of new artificial ponds in Aargau (Switzerland), amphibian numbers have increased significant...

The new polka-dotted frog (Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei) has been found in Ecuador. and named in honor of Seth MacFarlane, creator of “Family Guy”. The a...

The United States Association of Reptile Keepers (Florida) advocates responsible captive breeding of Diamondback terrapins (M. terrapin). “So we’re talk...

The global fungal pandemic wiped out amphibians, destroyed biodiversity, and ultimately increased human illness and now a similar pathogen is on the way. ...

Scientists have found a relationship between the amphibian apocalypse (loss of Central American frogs to the Bd fungus) to a temporary rise in malaria rate...

Researchers with the National Museum of Natural History have discovered a relative to New Zealand’s tuatara that lived more than 150 million years ago. Opi...

A report on an epic herpetological trip of two world-famous herpers Luis Albero Martinez and Max Benito in search for "big five" herp species of Morocc...

The newly discovered tiny Tapir Valley tree frog (Tlalocohyla celeste) was found on a private nature reserve and may already be critically endangered. Scie...

At the start of every summer, the western pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata) are collected as eggs from wild nests and transported to Woodland Park Zoo, wh...

Australian bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) providing important insights into vertebrate brain evolution, as revealed by the work of Max Planck scientists...

The 10,000th hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi) captive bred in Saint Louis Zoo, were released into an Ozark river. Read more info about...

Different water evaporation intensivity between scaleless bearded dragons and normally scaled reptiles was discovered by scientists on the example of beard...

Top-10 animals (amphibians and reptiles among them) that play dead survive the unnecessary predators' attention. Read more info about this topic using t...

A new frog species, rugose forest frog (Gephyromantis marokoroko), discovered in Madagascar is already endangered because of the loss of suitable habitat. ...

ZIMS at Work feature on Cologne Zoo is a story about Read more info about this topic using the following link Read also: Zoo Atlanta Helps in Con...

A new species of Caudata representatives, namely Yangsan clawed salamander (Onychodactylus sillanus) was described from the extreme southeast of the Korean...

Six new species of frogs, that are so tiny (< 15 mm) that they can easily be placed on a coin, have been discovered in the forests of Mexico. "These ...

Charles Darwin was the last person to make a record of Land Iguanas on Santiago Island in 1835. Because of the time that passed and because iguanas are an ...

It was found that after a month living in mesocosms, the skin microbiome of frogs (Atelopus limosus) had rapidly changed to resemble the wild one. Read ...

Among the 22 species newly added to European list of invasive alien species, there are also reptiles and amphibians, namely common kingsnake (L. getula) an...

After running complex morphological and phylogenetic analyses, the scientists, worked in Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, discovered a pit viper specime...

Villagers living near Nepal’s Bardiya National Park have discovered the first successful nesting and breeding site of gharial crocodiles in the park in mor...

Pumpkin toadlet (Brachycephalus ephippium) is so small that amphibian can’t stay balanced during speedy jumping, which is more beneficial. Read more inf...

A new subspecies of day geckos, namely 𝘗𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘹𝘢, was found on Nosy Be Island thanks to molecular studies. Read more info about thi...

A lizard that both lays eggs and gives birth to live young is helping scientists understand the evolution ways of these forms of reptiles' reproduction. Eg...

An enrichment environment for snakes is far more than just a tank with some additional objects in it. Read more info about this topic using the followin...

Researchers have discovered a new species of burrowing snake in the biological hotspot of the northern Western Ghats, India, after 144 years. The snake ...

Scientists uncovered interesting facts of reproductive ecology of southern spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) that will help the species conservation. Rea...