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

The researchers has revealed that some reptiles and mammals are more than up to the task. Now, scientists must consider whether amphibians are also capable...

Scientists have classified a new family of snakes. Just 3 known species belong to the newly identified Micrelapidae family which live in East Africa and th...

A team of researchers has discovered a new species of Andean lizard in the montane forest of Huánuco Department in Peru. The team, led by Germán Chávez ...

In a paper published last month in the journal Scientific Reports, biologists Jonathan Cox and Benjamin Fitzpatrick (Plethodon metcalfi)—a salamander foun...

The newly-identified species, Siren sphagnicola (common name is the seepage siren), is around 20 cm in total length, making it the smallest known...

In Papua New Guinea five frog species were discovered described by scientists for the first time. The slender spotted treefrog (Litoria gracilis) t...

The Crater Mountain treehole frog (Litoria naispela) or "Bird poo frog" is thought to have evolved the appearance of bird poo for protection. Among the ...

A recent study finds that the highly venomous banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) is likely to be an assemblage of different species across Asia. The stud...

The dwarf reed snake (Pseudorabdion longiceps) developed what appears to be a unique way of fleeing. When danger approaches, the small, South Asian serpent...

In a study published today in the journal Scientific Reports, Smithsonian palaeontologists Arjan Mann and Hans Sues named a new species of ancient reptile-...

A cancer-fighting drug with Kentucky connections has had what could be a major breakthrough, reportedly showing positive results in early trials. A new dru...

Scientists studied the impact of noise from low-flying military aircraft on the behavior and well-being of an uncommon lizard, the Colorado checkered whipt...

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...

In 2016, amidst the white dunes of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, in West Texas, a herpetologist Drew Dittmer discovered lesser earless lizard (Holbroo...

The spy cam video already has over 400K views to date on YouTube. The turtle robot followed by thousands of likes. And no wonder, as filming up so close to...

Normally secretive and rarely seen, the salamanders emerge by the hundreds from their underground burrows to gather at breeding ponds at Tyson Research Cen...

There is a new study out about how turtles and other amphibious species previously thought to be mute actually vocalize with each other. For example, turtl...

Tens of millions of years ago, the thorny devil broke off from its closest relative, the tree-dwelling chameleon dragon of Australia's Top End, Dr Brennan ...

In the 2000s there was a revolution in taxonomic classification (due to new molecular techniques being refined more and more accurately). And the case of A...

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...

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...

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. ...

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 ...

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...

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

According to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the genetic building blocks behind the production of oral venom in ...

The study, recently published in Evolutionary Biology, documents rapid evolution in tiger snake (Notechis scutatus). In less than a century, these snakes e...

Aotearoa New Zealand is home to an incredible diversity of lizards (mokomoko) - more than 120 species are identified, and counting. Northern and souther...