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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...

Tara Harris, director of conservation and science at the Phoenix Zoo, said 40 of the threatened narrow-headed garter snake were born at its Arthur L. and E...

The Tibetan hot-spring snake (Thermophis baileyi), keeps from freezing to death by hanging around the region’s geothermal pools, feasting on frogs and smal...

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has been installing 15-centimetre-long narrow tubes made from PVC piping and bonded sand in the ground acros...

Moaning, whooping and hooting varieties are among the five species of burrowing frog found in the Perth Hills. The scientists hope to inspire more people t...

Baby Panther Chameleon is intriguing and visually stunning pet. This reptile offers a unique opportunity to observe a distinctive form of life. With inform...

Hayley Watson, from Haydon Bridge has dedicated her time to helping thousands of amphibians trying to cross a road during mating season said people have st...

The value of assisted colonisation as a response to climate change can only be realised if focal species are well suited to their new habitats. Read mo...

With prospects for wild four-eyed turtle so dire, the Tennessee Aquarium is celebrating the recent hatching of two four-eyed turtles in its Turtle Nursery....

A new salamander species of the genus Bolitoglossa is here described from the cloud forests of the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia. ...

The Fort Worth Zoo released more than 50 snakes in Kisatchie National Forest. No need to worry though. Read more info about this topic using the followi...

After five years of tracking it down in remote ranges, researchers have discovered a new species of gecko. The ocellated velvet gecko (Oedura monilis) is ...

Having received complaints of venomous snakes and banned reptiles on site, the city is investigating the opening of Reptilia zoo in London. Reptilia zoo...

Scientists have described a new species of piping frog Eleutherodactylus (subgenus Syrrhophus) from Guerrero, Mexico, based on morphological and molecular ...

The British Veterinary Association have recently published their official policy on exotic animals, which they now refer to as "non-traditional companion a...