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In the aftermath of Storm Goretti, which battered the UK coastline with record-breaking winds and surging seas, a rare and fragile survivor was discovered ...

When we think of seed dispersal, images of birds, squirrels, or even the wind usually come to mind. However, a groundbreaking study published in Royal Soci...

Nature often hides solutions to human ailments in the most unexpected places. According to a fascinating study highlighted by ScienceDaily, the key to endi...

A remarkable new addition to the global reptile inventory has been officially described: the Battambang Karst Gecko (Cnemaspis battambangensis). Discovered...

The herpetological community has been reminded once again that natural history museums are not merely warehouses of the past, but "biological time machines...

The Galaxy Frog (Melanobatrachus indicus) is a living relic of the Western Ghats. This ancient, monotypic species—meaning it has no close living relatives—...

The German Society for Herpetology and Herpetoculture (DGHT) has officially designated the Alpine Salamander (Salamandra atra) as the Amphibian of the Year...

New paleontological research led by the University of Cambridge has revealed that the anaconda (Eunectes) achieved its impressive size much earlier than pr...

The Jewelled Chameleon (Furcifer campani), a strikingly patterned species endemic to the central highlands of Madagascar, lives in a challenging environmen...

An international team of researchers has officially described three new species of "Tree Toads" within the genus Nectophrynoides, found in the fragmented f...

Recent research from Kobe University has unveiled a fascinating example of evolutionary adaptation in amphibians: the black-spotted pond frog's ability to ...

A groundbreaking study by biologist Vladimir Dinets has shifted the scientific perspective on reptile intelligence, revealing that the Cuban boa (Chilaboth...

The Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas), a highly aquatic reptile endemic to California's Central Valley, is at a critical juncture in its recovery. Rece...

The San Diego Zoo has announced with deep sadness the passing of its oldest and most cherished resident, a Galápagos tortoise named Gramma. Experts estimat...

The vast and largely unexplored biodiversity of Australia’s Northern Territory continues to yield remarkable discoveries. Scientists from the Australian Wi...

A groundbreaking genetic study has revealed the existence of two new species of crocodile living on isolated Caribbean islands—a discovery that challenges ...

The Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), affectionately—or perhaps unflatteringly—nicknamed the "Snot Otter" or "Devil Dog," stands as the larges...

A groundbreaking discovery in the field of herpetology is challenging long-held assumptions about amphibian development. An international team of researche...

Conservationists, led by the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and the Guadalajara Zoo, have launched an intensive rescue and recovery mission following the c...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has officially designated the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) as the official California's state snake, signing Sena...

Iguanaland in Punta Gorda houses reptiles large and small in world's largest reptile zoo. See iguanas, snakes, turtles and more. Read also: Galapa...

From October 1–4, 2025, Barcelona hosted a landmark collaboration: the 18th Luso-Spanish Congress of Herpetology (Iberian Herpetology Congress 2025) and th...

Today, the boomslang ranks as one of Africa’s most venomous snakes. Herpetologist Paul Donovan, currently resides in Botswana, hopes to repel some of the b...

More than half of the world’s turtle and tortoise species now face extinction, according to the 2025 “Turtles in Trouble: The World’s Most Endangered Torto...

Australia’s Major Skink (Bellatorias frerei) has evolved the same venom resistance mutation as the honey badger (Mellivora capensis) which is found across ...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis monitored the pond turtle populations from 2016 to 2022 at two sites in the park that also have bullfrog...

Conservationists say they have rediscovered a leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus maresi) on Rábida Island, a small, hilly outpost in the middle of the archipe...

In a recently published study in the journal Diversity and Distributions, researchers from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institut...

An ecological survey in Barbados has rediscovered the smallest known snake species in the world, the Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae). The sn...

California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) eggs that may have met their demise due to late winter storms in the Santa Monica mountains of Southern Califor...

The critically endangered Asian giant tortoise (Manouria emys), has been reintroduced into the Zeliang Community Reserve in Nagaland’s Peren district. 1...

The intestinal lining cells inside Burmese python (Python bivittatus) help the large constricting snake to digest the skeletons of their prey, new research...