Author: John Virata

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Researchers Find New Jurassic Pterosaur Species Dubbed Largest Of Its Kind

Researchers Find New Jurassic Pterosaur Species Dubbed Largest Of Its Kind

The bones the researchers found are preserved in three dimensions and the reptile is about 170 million years old. [...]
8 Of The Most Popular Geckos For Reptile Keepers

8 Of The Most Popular Geckos For Reptile Keepers

Geckos are some of the most beautiful lizards and these are widely captive-bred. [...]
Canned Wine Company Retracts Live Snake Giveaway

Canned Wine Company Retracts Live Snake Giveaway

Elizabeth Banks is co-owner and chief creative officer of Archer Roose Wines. [...]

Nearly 8ft Eastern Indigo Snake Photographed By Georgia Biologists

Biologists with Georgia Southern University Department of Biology who work with the species photographed the specimen at Fort Stewart. [...]
Zoo Med Ships Three New Products For Reptile Lovers

Zoo Med Ships Three New Products For Reptile Lovers

Zoo Med Labs has released three new products for reptile enthusiasts; the ReptiCare Infrared Heat Projector, Wipeout Terrarium and Aquarium glass clea [...]
ESA Protections For Sonoran Desert Tortoise Not Needed, USFWS Says

ESA Protections For Sonoran Desert Tortoise Not Needed, USFWS Says

The service says that the reptile still occupies most of its historical range with adult population estimates in the hundreds of thousands. [...]
California Bill Aims To Reduce Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions

California Bill Aims To Reduce Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions

The Safe Roads and Wildlife Protection Act would require The California Department of Transportation to identify barriers that inhibit wildlife moveme [...]
Snake On A Plane Causes AirAsia Flight To Reroute

Snake On A Plane Causes AirAsia Flight To Reroute

In Kuching, the plane was fumigated and the passengers were allowed to board and continued with their flight. [...]
Two Venomous Australian Snakes Came By Sea, Not Land

Two Venomous Australian Snakes Came By Sea, Not Land

Researchers conclude that the ancestor snake to all Australian elapids have genes that are not found in their land-based relatives. [...]
Chytrid Fungus More Prevalent In Baja CA Red-Legged Frogs Than In Southern CA Frogs

Chytrid Fungus More Prevalent In Baja CA Red-Legged Frogs Than In Southern CA Frogs

In addition to the red-legged frogs, the researchers also found that the Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) had the highest Bd load of all the amphibian s [...]
Cuban Treefrogs In Florida Carry Rat Lungworm Disease

Cuban Treefrogs In Florida Carry Rat Lungworm Disease

The state recommends that you euthanize the amphibian immediately and humanely once captured. [...]
African Clawed Frogs Regenerate Hind Limbs With Drug Therapies

African Clawed Frogs Regenerate Hind Limbs With Drug Therapies

The researchers surgically removed one hind leg of adult African clawed frogs and then used a silicone sleeve, called a BioDome cap, on the stump to a [...]
Researchers Discover Ancient Myanmar Lizard Species Encased In Amber

Researchers Discover Ancient Myanmar Lizard Species Encased In Amber

The juvenile specimen is so well-preserved that an articulated skull and anterior portion of the trunk, as well as the pectoral girdle and anterior li [...]
Florida FWC Executive Order Helps Relocate Gopher Tortoises

Florida FWC Executive Order Helps Relocate Gopher Tortoises

The gopher tortoise is a federally endangered species that is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). [...]
5 Great Pet Lizards For Reptile Keepers

5 Great Pet Lizards For Reptile Keepers

Provisions to keep these reptiles can be had at nearly every pet and reptile store, and the major manufacturers have enclosure bundles designed specif [...]

Monitor Lizard In Singapore Photographed With Zip Tie Around Neck

An Asian water monitor has what appears to be a cable tie fastened around its neck, which could cause it to starve. [...]
Watergum Australia Launches Cane Toad Bust

Watergum Australia Launches Cane Toad Bust

Cane toads are an invasive species in Australia with population estimates at more than 2 billion. [...]
Don’t Kiss Your Bearded Dragon! CDC Reports Salmonella Infections

Don’t Kiss Your Bearded Dragon! CDC Reports Salmonella Infections

Bearded dragons and most other reptiles can carry Salmonella in their gut and droppings even when they look healthy. [...]
Researchers Name a Tiny Rainfrog After Activist Greta Thunberg

Researchers Name a Tiny Rainfrog After Activist Greta Thunberg

The frog, named Greta Thunberg’s rainfrogs (Pristimantis gretathunbergae) is tiny, at about 3 to 4 centimeters in length. [...]
National Geographic Society Awards Grant To Conserve Gigantes Island Frog

National Geographic Society Awards Grant To Conserve Gigantes Island Frog

It will help with monitoring wild populations of the frog as well as establish a captive breeding program at the University of the Philippines. [...]
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