The same Australian veterinary hospital that successfully performed brain surgery on a goldfish (read that article here on FishChannel.com) last month has successfully performed an enucleation on a blue-tongued skink. Sam, a blue tongue skink living in Australia had an encounter…
Anyone who owns a bearded dragon knows that they are fairly smart reptiles. But did you know that they are smarter than you may have previously thought? Read More Bearded Dragon Care Sheet Breeding Bearded Dragon Morphs Oregon Grandma…
Forgotten Friend, a Pennsylvania reptile rescue is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special birthday present for the reptile community. It is giving way 1,000 copies of the The Cat in the Hat book Miles and Miles of Reptiles. Forgotten…
If you keep a savannah monitor, keep small furry toys of the Happy Meal variety away from them as a woman in England found out, her two-year-old savannah monitor, (Varanus exanthematicus) which are called bosc monitors in England, mistook the toy…
For several years, reptile keepers at the Chester Zoo have been releasing juvenile sand lizards in an effort to bolster their populations in the wild.
Veterinarypracticenews.com ran an X-Ray Contest for veterinarians to see what crazy items animals mistook for food and the winner was a frog. Guess what it ate? The rock substrate that was used in its cage. Read More Snake X-Ray…
The Reptile Super show in Pomona was another great herp event thanks to show promoter Ramy Guirguis and all the great vendors. Successful, well-run reptile shows and healthy animals help build the herp community and display us in a positive light.…
Did you ever wonder how some lizards can regenerate their tails after they drop them? Well, so have scientists at Arizona State University who have found the “genetic recipe” that enables certain lizards to grow their tails back once they…
Flying lizards are so cool that there was a punk rock band in the 1970s that was named the Flying Lizards. However, there aren’t any lizards that can fly today, though they can glide. This was different during the age of…
For those of you are lizard fans, today is World Lizard Day! What does that mean? It means you get to celebrate lizard day all day, around the world. From house geckos in Southeast Asia (or Hawaii) to bearded dragons…
What is up with memes and animals? Usually they are cat memes. Cats get most of the Internet glory with memes, and don’t get me started with the Stupid Cat Videos. But every once in a while, a reptile gets…
Kudos to Sherrie Dolezal of Salem, Ore. for saving her grandson's beloved bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) via CPR, yes CPR. According to the Statesman’s Journal, Dolezal a self described reptile rescuer, found the pet bearded dragon unconscious in his pool…
Comedian John Oliver has implored President Putin to #GoGetThoseGeckos
Hemidactylus acanthopholis was discovered not in the forests of India's Western Ghats, but in London's Natural History Museum.
Two female Komodo dragons from the Los Angeles Zoo will be on display in temporary enclosures.
Carl, the king cobra is a new resident at the Memphis Zoo's Herpetarium.
Police investigation continues after they retrieve bearded dragon from Pomona, Calif. man.
The gecko, Cnemaspis Girii was named after noted Indian herpetologist Varad Giri.
Man in Zimbabwe finds dead lizard in his beer.
The emerald-headed lizard is a ground dweller and lives among the leaf litter of the Santa Lucia Cloud Forest Reserve.
The king of all lizards has been let loose with the release of Godzilla.
Newly described horned lizard has rough scales.
The Uromastyx is a popular food item in Saudi Arabia.
Golden orb spiders are known to eat small reptiles and even birds that become entangled in their webs.
