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Thousands of onlookers gathered on Monday on Malaquite Beach in the Padre Island National Seashore eagerly awaiting the release of the Kemp’s ridley sea tu...

That data concerning herp species included more than 3.5 million observation records of more 5,403 amphibian species and 8,993 reptile species. Tel Avi...

The call for applications for the Future Leaders of Amphibian Conservation Award by the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA) is now open! The ASA’s Future ...

Four new species of sand dragon lizards have been discovered in South Australia, with the lizards named after the traditional languages of the country wher...

Tylototriton ngoclinhensis was discovered during a fieldwork expedition in May 2022. They were found on the forest floor near a body of water. Tylototri...

Microplastics in frogs are potential threats to healthy wetland ecosystems and the problem was found to be acute in Bangladesh, according to a new study. A...

The Crocodile newt is among the most threatened amphibians in the world, with many species facing habitat loss, overexploitation, pollution, disease, and ...

The gigantic, slimy salamanders known as hellbenders, are disappearing. No one knew why. William Hopkins, professor in the Department of Fish and Wildli...

After seven months of rehabilitation at the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital, four endangered sea turtles are back in the ocean off the Massachus...

Peoples using the FrogID app have helped reveal just how much the Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) is establishing populations outside its native r...

Argentinian conservation scientists are fighting to protect the tiny Santa Fe frog, which is under threat as its habitat in one of the world's driest fores...

Flinders University researchers in Australia have discovered an extinct shingleback skink species that was rabout the size of a human arm and covered in sp...

You see a turtle on the road. What to do? Stop Safely. If you spot a turtle on the road, pull over safely to a safe location and help them cross quickl...

Reptile conservationists at Chester Zoo are celebrating the arrival of two baby Komodo dragons—the largest living lizard on the planet. It’s the first time...

Scientists from Instituto Peruano de Herpetologia and Florida International University have discovered a new species of treefrog: Scinax pyroinguinis. R...

The survival of Victorian grassland earless dragon is being confirmed in a joint statement by the Andrews and Albanese governments. The location of this wi...

Local conservationists at Indawgyi Lake captured the first known videos of rare Burmese peacock turtles hatching. The Burmese peacock turtles, also call...

A lizard called Delcourt’s giant gecko has long been one of herpetology’s biggest mysteries. Now, DNA from the specimen reveals that the Delcourt’s gian...

Researchers With the University of Newcastle and University of Adelaide as well as the Queensland Museum have described a new species of barred frog from N...

Science has confirmed that suspicion—Pacific tree frog can change color. Since the 1850s, biologists have known that the Pacific tree frog has green and br...

There are 800 species of tree frogs and Texas is home to 14 of them. Cope’s Gray tree frog—native to the USA. Lives in trees close to fishless ponds wh...

The researchers provide an updated diagnosis of the species, including the first genetic and osteological data, and confirm that the ornate long-tailed liz...

After 20 years of trying to phase out commercial turtle trapping in Minnesota, lawmakers have banned the practice. About 20 commercial trappers took 10,000...

Five species of sea turtle nest along Florida beaches, including leatherbacks, green sea turtles, loggerheads, Kemp's ridley and hawksbill. After the Fl...

Here are a Top-10 of the cutest frogs found around the world today. With their big eyes and bulbous bodies, frogs are the most adorable of the amphibians. ...

Researchers in Australia have discovered a new species of gecko with beautiful psychedelic eyes. The stunning lizards evaded detection for decades due to t...

The world's largest crocodile in captivity is celebrating its 120th birthday — we think. That's because nobody really knows the age of Cassius, a 5.48m ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of parachute gecko in India, according to the study published in Nature. The wide-eyed, smiling reptiles were disc...

Garter snakes form friendships. By tracking 40 snakes over eight days, researchers found that the reptiles tended to return to the same groups. The rese...

Bundaberg scientists from the Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) have discovered critically endangered white-throated snapping turtle in Baffle Creek for t...