Author: John Virata
Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard Under Threat From Poaching
The major threat to this species is its hunting for illegal trade driven by the belief that the oil extracted from its tail is a cure for impotency an [...]
6 Eyelash Pit Vipers Born at Dallas Zoo
The zoo has had 13 successful eyelash pit viper births since 1980, with the last being in 2014. [...]
New Gecko Species Of The Genus Pseudogonatodes Discovered In Venezuela
While specimens were collected in 2002 and 2014 in evergreen forests of the country’s Paria Peninsula in northeastern Venezuela, it wasn’t until Octob [...]
Ball Python Found In North Carolina Chili’s Parking Lot Returned To Owner
The Shallotte Police Department got a call about a large snake near the Chili’s parking lot in Shallotte on November 5, and a Sgt. Baker recovered th [...]
Dead Hawskbill Turtle Washed Up In Florida Entangled In Plastic
While the cause of death has not been revealed, officials with St. Johns County believe that the turtle, which is not known to nest in the state, died [...]
Is the Dixon’s Whiptail Lizard a Full Species or Subspecies of Common Checkered Whiptail?
Biologists at the university will sample the DNA of both lizards and if they are proven to be different genetically, the Dixon’s whiptail might be eli [...]
617 Texas Horned Lizards Released By Fort Worth Zoo In 2024
The release is part of an efforts with the zoo’s Texas horned lizard conservation program, the texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and other zoo part [...]
Brachycephalus Toadlet That Can Fit On Your Fingertip Discovered In Atlantic Forest
The toad, Brachycephalus dacnis, is named in honor of the Projeto Dacnis private reserve that started supporting biodiversity research in 2010. [...]
South African YouTube Star Dingo Dinkelman Passes From Venomous Green Mamba Bite
Dinkelman went into anaphylactic shock as he is allergic to snake venom. [...]
Video: Researchers In Florida Record Burmese Python Trying to Eat 77 lb Deer
Researchers Bruce C. Jayne, Ian C. Easterling and Ian A. Bartoszek published a study in the journal reptiles & Amphibians that measured the gape of th [...]
New Colubrid Snake Species Named After Leonardo DiCaprio
Anguiculus dicaprioi was collected from mud roads. They were observed basking and stayed motionless until they were captured. [...]
Snake Swallows Egg In Viral Video
The snake crawls on the human hand, the egg cradled in the palm, and then the snake just opens its mouth and swallows the egg whole [...]
Venomous Lizard From Late Triassic Discovered In Arizona
Microzemiotes sonselaensis represents the third Late Triassic reptile species that possibly used envenomation in either feeding or defensive strategie [...]
New King Cobra Species Discovered In India
The researchers have restricted Ophiophagus hannah s. str. to populations of the snake located in eastern Pakistan, northern and eastern India, centra [...]
New Species Name For Malayan Banded Wolf Snake
The newly named species, Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov can be found throughout southern China as well as into Cambodia, eastern Myanmar (formerly Burma [...]
Snake Yoga? Only In California
LXRYOGA is offering what it calls snake yoga, and is targeting its practice to those who are afraid of snakes. [...]
New Amphisbaena Lizard Species From Brazil Described
Amphisbaena amethysta appears to be endemic to the Espinhaço Mountain Range, and specifically the northern portion of the mountains. [...]
Two New Diplodactylus Family Gecko Species Discovered In Australia
They are a medium sized lizard reaching up to 56mm in length, have a robust build and a short and thick tail which is 44 to 60 percent of the snout t [...]
50 Juvenile Texas Horned Lizards Released By San Antonio Zoo and Zoo Miami
The Texas horned lizards were approximate 2.5 to 3.5 months old at the time of the release and weighed between 3.4 and 12 grams. [...]
New Species of Fanged Frog Discovered In the Philippines
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 fang [...]
Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Dunes Sagebrush Lizard ESA Listing
The lizard’s status has for the last several years been a contentious issue for the state of Texas and the Texas oil industry. [...]
New Frog Species of the Genus Cacosternum Discovered in South Africa
Cacosternum cederbergense differs from other similar species in that it doesn’t have the dark line or streak from the eye to the iris. [...]
Water Anole Breathes Under Water With Aid Of Bubble To Escape Predators
Swierk notes that this interesting capability by the water anoles enables them to escape predators by diving into water and creating a bubble that ena [...]
