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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 ...

The North Carolina Aquariums were excited to release more than 100 rehabilitated cold-stunned sea turtles during winter stranding events. Included in the 1...

Australian researchers have buried an enduring myth once and for all, showing snakes are certainly not deaf and can hear airborne sounds. They found the sn...

The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency announced an award of $17,000 toward the project through the Cataract Tourism Fund. Other funding was prov...

An impressive video has gone viral on the internet in the last days. In a new pioneering way, researchers were able to measure the population of green sea ...

A threatened species for nearly a decade, the narrow-headed garter snake is getting new life and help from scientists at the Phoenix Zoo. Tara Harris, d...

Scientists of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Illinois Department of Natural Resources are working in earnest to observe and document the Illinois c...

Using samples from NOAA Fisheries’ tissue library, scientists have sequenced the sea turtle genomes of endangered leatherback and green sea turtles. "Se...

Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory is the first regional guide to the crocodiles, turtles, lizards and snakes of this megadiverse region...

In an effort to learn more about the distribution of hellbenders and mudpuppies, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has launched a citizen sci...

An endangered yakka skink is getting a helping hand deep in the heart of the mulga lands, just outside Charleville in south-west Queensland. Predator fe...

Six Critically Endangered Madagascar big-headed turtles (Erymnochelys madagascariensis), have hatched at Durrell’s Jersey Zoo for the first time. The ju...

Once-in-a-lifetime photo captures butterfly drinking turtle tears. The turtle's tears contain salt, specifically sodium, an important mineral that is scant...

The Fernandina Giant Tortoise disappeared more than 100 years ago. The first time a confirmed sighting of this species was registered was in 1906. No confi...

Reptile expert Roger Hill, owner of The Snake Pit, has run his retail and educational business for 30 years. "We weren’t interested in sports. We were i...

Snake Discovery—a reptile adoption program, run through Maplewood, Minnesota store. Read more info about this topic using the following link ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia will debut its new aquarium and reptile center this spring. The much-anticipated Darnall W...

In many places, busy roads lie between newts and their breeding grounds. In Petaluma and other parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, thousands of newts are ...