Central America

Scientists Use Climate Data to Map and Predict Outbreaks of Amphibian Chytrid Disease
Scientists Use Climate Data to Map and Predict Outbreaks of Amphibian Chytrid Diseaseby Responsible herpetoculture - Aug. 31, 2025

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

Population of nearly extinct Sombrero ground lizard grows 16X in only six years
Population of nearly extinct Sombrero ground lizard grows 16X in only six yearsby Responsible herpetoculture - Jan. 17, 2025

A nearly-extinct Caribbean reptile is showing signs of a comeback following years of conservation efforts. The population of the Sombrero ground lizard (Pholi...

This once-rare lizard bounced on Sombrero Island back from the brink of extinction
This once-rare lizard bounced on Sombrero Island back from the brink of extinctionby Responsible herpetoculture - Jan. 17, 2025

In 2018, fewer than 100 Sombrero ground lizards remained on Sombrero Island—but now, more than 1,600 of the critically endangered reptiles are scampering arou...

Six Grand cayman blue iguanas hatch at Blue Iguana Conservation
Six Grand cayman blue iguanas hatch at Blue Iguana Conservationby Joeby Ragpa - Jul. 25, 2024

The Blue Iguana Conservation program along with the National Trust for the Grand Cayman Islands announced the successful hatching of six Grand Cayman blue ...

The Highlands of Central America Identified Among the 50 Threatened Amphibian Landscapes Worldwide
The Highlands of Central America Identified Among the 50 Threatened Amphibian Landscapes Worldwideby Joeby Ragpa - Nov. 10, 2023

Three regions of Panama have been included among the Threatened Amphibian Landscapes (TALs) by the Second Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA-2) recently conduc...

A Discovery Upends What We Know About Hicatee Turtles… They May Travel in Herds
A Discovery Upends What We Know About Hicatee Turtles… They May Travel in Herdsby Joeby Ragpa - Sep. 25, 2023

The scientists’ study, published this week in the journal Animal Behaviour, may help conservationists protect the critically endangered Central American ri...

Snake Dipsas Aparatiritos Named 46 Years after First Discovery
Snake Dipsas Aparatiritos Named 46 Years after First Discoveryby Joeby Ragpa - Mar. 24, 2023

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...