Author: Site Staff

Aquatic Turtle Fossils In Sexual Embrace Discovered In Germany
47 million year old Allaeochelys crassesculpta apparently perished in the act of mating. [...]

African Spur-Thighed Tortoise Walks Away From Chicago Area Barbeque
44 year-old Geochelone [Centrochelys] Sulcata usually comes back but hasn't yet. [...]
2012 NRBE Daytona Auction Proceeds To Benefit USARK
Those interested can donate herp-related auction items for the August 18 auction. [...]

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Supports First Major Conservation Assessment Of Asian Snakes
IUCN adds 348 species of snakes to its Red List. [...]
Using A Cane Toad's Own Toxin To Control Its Populations
Scientists use toxin to lure cane toad tadpoles to surprising effect without harming other species. [...]
USARK Legal Action Against FWS Constrictor Rule
USARK goal is to raise $250,000 between now and the end of the year. [...]

Texas Congressman Opposes Placing Four Salamanders On Endangered Species List
Fish and Wildlife Service says development could contribute to the demise of these species. [...]

Phoenix Herpetological Society Adds Three Crocodilians To Collection, Including Albino American Alligator
Rare female albino American alligator, Morelet's crocodile and New Guinea crocodile come to Scottsdale. [...]

More Than 6,500 Acres Of Land Set Aside As Mississippi Gopher Frog Habitat
Land includes last known Rana capito sevosa breeding pond in Louisiana. [...]

Herp Coloring Pages
A place for young artists to print out coloring pages of a variety of reptiles, amphibians and habitats. Print ‘em out and get coloring! [...]

Relationship Between A Pair Of Galapagos Tortoises Ends After 115 Years
Bibi, a female, kept attacking Poldi, a male, which resulted in a new enclosure for Poldi. [...]

Ohio Dangerous Wild Animal Act Signed Into Law
Restrictions placed on certain snakes, alligators, crocodiles, and Komodo dragons. [...]

Venomous Snake Handling Pentecostal Minister Dies From Rattlesnake Bite
Minister was performing a Memorial Day service when he was bitten. [...]

Tuatara Chew Food In Ways Similar To Mammals
Computer model of Sphenodon punctatus jaw confirms how it chews. [...]

National Marine Fisheries Service To Hold Public Hearings On Turtle Excluder Devices
Proposed rule change would require use of TEDs in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and North Carolina. [...]
Evidence Points To Turtles Being Sister Group To Archosaurs
Unmasking the relationships of turtles and birds. [...]
Morelet’s Crocodile Removed From Endangered Species List
Crocodylus moreletii was listed as endangered for more than 40 years. [...]

REPTILES Exclusive 2012 Magazine Bonus Material
Exclusive bonus material from REPTILES magazine 2011 [...]

New Species Of Frog Discovered In Panama
Yellow dyer rainfrog secretes yellow substance when handled. [...]

Breeder's Choice: Wolkberg Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion pumilum transvaalense [...]

Giant Side-Necked Turtle Fossil Discovered
North Carolina State University paleontologists detail large freshwater turtle that lived 60 million years ago. [...]


