Author: Site Staff
Philippine Cobra, 12 Other Reptiles Added To Island Nation's Endangered Species List
The Panay monitor lizard is listed as critically endangered. [...]
Nova Scotia Nature Trust Acquires 66 Acre Property To Create Blanding's Turtle Sanctuary
The trust held a fund drive to purchase the site, called the McGowan Lake Turtle Sanctuary [...]
Nine Foot American Alligator Leaving Phoenix Herpetological Society For Larger Enclosure In Florida
Spike, the 400 pound alligator has outgrown its enclosure at the PHS [...]
USARK CEO And President Andrew Wyatt Resigns
Wyatt co-founded the reptile advocacy organization in 2008. [...]
Sir David Attenborough’s Galapagos 3D To Feature Pink Iguana
Attenborough captured Conolophus Marthae on video for his new Sky TV show. [...]
Researchers Name Extinct Lizard After President Obama
Obamadon gracilis disappeared after an asteroid struck the earth 65 million years ago. [...]
Coon Rapids Snake Breeder Case Heads To Minnesota Court Of Appeals
Snake breeder takes case to higher court in attempt to save his business. [...]
Smuggled Cobra On Plane Bites Handler, Forces Emergency Landing
Jordanian apparently hid snake in carry-on bag during EgyptAir flight to Kuwait. [...]
NOAA Suspends Planned Use Of Turtle Excluder Devices On Certain Shrimp Trawlers
Administration cites data showing TEDs not preventing smaller turtles from being caught in nets of certain shrimp trawlers. [...]
Wind Generator Towers Approved On Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard Habitat In Arizona
Wind-based electricity company wants to locate cooling towers on habitat where Phrynosoma mcallii live. [...]
New Species Of Ecuadorean Vine Snake Described
Imantodes chocoensis hails from the Chocoan forests of northwestern Ecuador. [...]
Introduced Lizard In Miami Tolerates Cold Weather Better Than Its Puerto Rican Counterpart
Anolis cristatellus, introduced in Miami in 1975, can withstand temperatures 3 degrees cooler. [...]
Deadliest Sea Snake Is Actually Two Distinct Species
Beaked sea snake of Australia (Enhydrina zweifeli) is different from its Asian (E.schistosa) counterpart. [...]
Leatherback Turtle Likely Killed By Ingested Sheet Plastic
Dermochelys coriacea ingested an 18-inch by 18-inch piece of plastic. [...]
Ozark Hellbender Threatened By Freshwater Pollution
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis lives its entire life in water. [...]
Illinois High School Receives $100,000 For Alligator Snapping Turtle Program
Pontiac Township High School awarded grant by State Farm Youth Advisory Board [...]
Eight Tentacled Snakes Born At National Zoo In Washington D.C.
Zoo had been trying to breed Erpeton tentaculatum for the last four years. [...]
Japanese Frog Has Spike-like Pseudo-Thumbs Used During Mating And Fighting
Babina subaspera sports a sharp spike to latch onto females when breeding [...]
Bullock Frog At Center Of Chilean Company's Goal To Be More Environmentally Friendly
Telmatobufo bullocki population discovered on pine forest land owned by Arauco. [...]
Three Fingered Frog Discovered In Brazil's Salto Morato Rainforest Classified As New Species
Brachycephalus tridactylus is less than 1.5 centimeters in length. [...]
Red-Eared Slider Abandoned On Massachusetts Commuter Train
Turtle found by train conductor currently in the care of MBCR staff. [...]
Kihansi Spray Toad Reintroduced Into The Wild
Breeding program releases more than 2500 Nectophrynoides asperginis back into their native habitat. [...]
Halloween Ghouls Beware Of Rattlesnakes This Halloween In Scottsdale, Arizona
Phoenix Herpetological Society says mild weather in Scottsdale, Arizona keeps rattlesnakes out at night. [...]
Aussies Discover New Skink Species Near Perth
Ctenotus ora is about two inches long and lives in sand dunes. [...]
