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In a study published today in the journal Scientific Reports, Smithsonian palaeontologists Arjan Mann and Hans Sues named a new species of ancient reptile-...

A cancer-fighting drug with Kentucky connections has had what could be a major breakthrough, reportedly showing positive results in early trials. A new dru...

Scientists studied the impact of noise from low-flying military aircraft on the behavior and well-being of an uncommon lizard, the Colorado checkered whipt...

A new species of snake was described from western Panama. First documented in 1977 by Dr. Charles Myers. It was only now that it got a scientific descripti...

In 2016, amidst the white dunes of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, in West Texas, a herpetologist Drew Dittmer discovered lesser earless lizard (Holbroo...

Miracle-gro potting mix is perfectly safe. But misunderstanding fueled by misinformation abounds.  We could level the same charges against any product ever...

International Mountain Chicken Day is celebrated on September 13th. The day was established to bring awareness to the declining population of this endanger...

At the Houston Zoo, a radiated tortoise Mr Pickles and his mate, Mrs Pickles, welcomed three hatchlings: Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeno. Mr Pickles has been...

The spy cam video already has over 400K views to date on YouTube. The turtle robot followed by thousands of likes. And no wonder, as filming up so close to...

Normally secretive and rarely seen, the salamanders emerge by the hundreds from their underground burrows to gather at breeding ponds at Tyson Research Cen...

There is a new study out about how turtles and other amphibious species previously thought to be mute actually vocalize with each other. For example, turtl...

Tens of millions of years ago, the thorny devil broke off from its closest relative, the tree-dwelling chameleon dragon of Australia's Top End, Dr Brennan ...

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resource (SCDN) is ramping up its efforts to monitor and manage Diamondback Terrapin Turtle. According to SCDNR...

In the 2000s there was a revolution in taxonomic classification (due to new molecular techniques being refined more and more accurately). And the case of A...

The National Aquarium returned 25 juvenile sea turtles to their ocean home at the end of February following successful rehabilitation. The 13 Kemp’s rid...

A team of local and international scientists have just described six new species of thumb-sized chameleon in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains. The lates...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto’s call for immediate action to restrict nonnative species was stunning to pet bus...

In the last few years, a "positive list" for keeping pets has already been introduced in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. In Germany, German agricultur...

How to translocate snakes? Researchers examined dozens of studies to find the best strategies in order to improve their conservation techniques.  For a ...

A new species of gecko that “looks like a little dragon”, with a beaky face and spiny leaf-shaped tail, has been discovered on an uninhabited Scawfell Isla...

The Kentucky Reptile Zoo is a zoo unlike any other. It houses over 100 reptiles from all around the world, including venomous snakes, giant pythons, and ta...

Malaysian reptile enthusiast Yap Ming Yang hopes visitors to his reptile cafe will learn to appreciate snakes and lizards as much as they do furrier creatu...

A new Axolotl Museum and Amphibian Conservation Center dedicated to Mexico's critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian's remar...

Alligators in Florida are synonymous with the region. And although they're an important part of our identity, it is unwise to turn a blind eye to the dange...

Researchers have found a new way to help curb the exploding population of Burmese pythons in Florida by tracking smaller animals that the snakes eat. ...

A second batch of southern corroboree frogs has been released in Kosciuszko National Park as part of continued efforts to boost their number. The southe...

For 7 years, the scientists cared for hellbenders—North America's largest salamander at the zoo, preparing them for life in the river they’re now standing ...

American bullfrog (not native to western North America) threaten dozens of Species of Greatest Conservation Need and many federally Threatened/Endangered s...

University of Florida scientists are asking residents to report sightings of nonnative lizards in order to prevent invasive spread. UF wildlife specialists...

A new species of stream frog named after Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The frog, Hyloscirtus tolkieni was discovered and ...