Asia

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

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

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

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

Researchers have described a leaf-toed gecko new to science from Thailand. The gecko, Dixonius hinchangsi sp. nov. was found near Hin Chang ...

Researchers say leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius), when presented to live in a bioactive enclosure, prefer that type of enclosure over others. The re...

The Borneo earless monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) is the semi-aquatic lizard was first recorded to be found and collected in 1891 in its native habitat i...

Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture announced plans to ban the ownership and importation of 955 animal species, including raccoons and alligator snapping turtles...

Monkeys can quickly detect snakes because of the presence of snake scale on the snake that monkeys have evolved to identify, according to a new research pa...

The frog, Limnonectes cassiopeia has been collected more than 12 times over the last 20 years but were thought to be juveniles of the Luzon giant fanged fr...

Rising Phoenix’s team at the Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary is delighted to report that 14 Siamese crocodiles have successfully hatched at the reserve in Stu...

Cambodia has welcomed 60 baby of near-extinct Siamese crocodile—hatching record for the endangered species in this century, conservationists say. Locals di...

New viper species Ovophis jenkinsi was discovered in the Yunnan province, in the remote region of Yingjiang County and was named in honor of renowned herpe...

Researchers in China have rediscovered the Gammie’s wolf snake (Lycodon gammiei), also know as the Sikkim false wolf snake, in southeastern Xizang, China. ...

Researchers have discovered a new distinctive and secretive snake species in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. Rhynchocalamus hejazicus is a small snake beari...

Saudi Spur Chameleon (Chamaeleo calcarifer) was described by Peters in 1870 as Chamaeleo calcaratus and the type locality was erroneously given as Bembatuka. ...

Lecture on amphibian diversity of India as an amphibian Hotspot is planned on April 25, 2024. Speaker: S. D. Biju (Sathyabhama Das Biju) – Professor, Depar...

New research details how this Japanese water beetle eaten by frog and travels through the bowels of its predator to emerge out the other end, alive and unharm...

The rewilding of 50 captive-bred spotted softshell turtles has sparked hope for this reptile conservation among conservationists for the future of the...

A canopy dwelling specialist, Cyrtodactylus thalang (comes from the ancient name of Phuket Island, with Thalang meaning "cape") has a prehensile tail. ...

Researchers have discovered and described a new species of frog of the genus Odorrana in the Leigongshan National Nature Reserve in China. The frog joins 65 s...

 Rare Galápagos land iguana hatched from eggs in artificial conditions, according to iZoo Japan.  The zoo obtained two adult iguanas in 2017 and ...

New species of pit viper—Trimeresurus ayeyarwadyensis was found to occur in the Yangon region's Hlawga Park and Pyapon and Myaungmya districts of Myanmar.B...

According to Animal Diversity Web, earless monitor lizards' unusual appearance led scientists to think they were a missing link between snakes and lizards,...

Researchers Gernot Vogel (University of Heidelberg), Tan Van Nguyen (Duy Tan University, Vietnam) and Patrick David (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle) hav...

On September 20th, 2023, the very first two Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoia) hatched at the Turtle Conservancy. Turtle Conservancy ...

A study published in the journal Nature Conservation has compiled a list of the 50 most threatened reptile species in the Southeast Asian nation, including...

The H’mong keelback snake is the 34th keelback snake known to science. The snake is named the H’mong keelback snake (Rhabdophis hmongorum) in hono...

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...