Category: Big Boxes
Australian Reptile Park Houses Three Pythons Described As Rarest In The World
Some estimates put the population of the Oenpelli python at less than 10,000 individuals. [...]
Is The Blue-Tongue Skink An Ideal Lizard For Those New To Reptile Keeping?
While the bearded dragon and leopard gecko are most often recommended as the ideal beginner lizards, the blue-tongued skink can also make a good first [...]
Black Warrior Waterdog Receives Endangered Species Act Protection
Also known as the Alabama mudpuppy, Necturus alabamnesis is in danger of extinction throughout its entire range. [...]
Galápagos Tortoise Breeds In The Wild For First Time In More Than 100 Years
The Duncan Island giant tortoise is one of the smallest of the Galápagos tortoises. [...]
Artificial Intelligence To ID Reptiles And Amphibians? Why Yes!
Fitch is in need of help in editing background noise out of photographs so it can more accurately identify the herps in the photos. [...]
New Species Of Night Frog Discovered In India’s Western Ghats
Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi, or Mewa Singh’s night frog, is a light brown in coloration and its belly is off white. [...]
The Vet Report: Salmonella In Reptiles
In the 1970s, red-eared sliders were so popular in the pet trade that they were actually raised in human sewage ponds —hence the source of the Salmone [...]
IUCN And Vietnamese Govt. Lauch Sea Turtle Conservation Project
Quang Ngai beaches on Ly Son Island have been breeding grounds in the past for green sea turtles), hawksbill turtles, and leatherback turtles. [...]
Tortoise Who Almost Died After He Was Hit By Car Doing Much Better
Spike was ran over by a car in June 2016. He has since healed and can walk more than three hours a day. [...]
Could The Arroyo Toad Block Trump’s Border Wall?
There are an estimated 3,000 Arroyo toad's of breeding age left in the wild. [...]
Monitor Lizards Now No. 1 Predator Of Loggerhead Turtle Eggs On Second Most Popular Nesting Beach In Australia
Researchers are unsure how the large lizards discover the nests, which are on the second most popular nesting beach for loggerhead turtles. [...]
PETA Asks Florida FWC To Investigate How Burmese Python Was Killed During Python Elimination Program
The activist group wants to know if the record-setting python was killed humanely. [...]
Research Shows Hatchling Sea Turtles Are Proficient In Energy Conservation
Researchers had expected the disoriented turtles to expend more energy than those collected from the nests, but found that the hatchlings were very pr [...]
New Turtle Species Described In Alabama
The intermediate musk turtle sits morphologically between the stripe neck musk turtle and the loggerhead musk turtle. [...]
Caiman Are For Expert Reptile Keepers
Caiman, even of the dwarf variety will grow very large, and as such are only to be kept by experienced reptile keepers. [...]
Bearded Dragon With Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (NSHP)
If caught early, NSHP can sometimes be cured by a change in husbandry habits, especially in regard to UVB and diet supplementation. [...]
Herp Queries: Difficulty Seeing Reptiles In Their Zoo Enclosures
If you can't see a particular reptile in its enclosure at the zoo, don't be shy to ask for help in spotting it. [...]
New Frog Species Discovered In India
Odorrana arunachalensis can be seen during the wet season and is adapted for a life in fast moving waters. [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Could Spread Globally, Report Says
Snake fungal disease can kill snakes within a few days. [...]
Four New Stegonotus New Guinea Ground Snakes Discovered And Described
Researchers studied the molecular and genetic data of 49 snakes of the Stegonotus genus and discovered four new snake species. [...]
Wildlife Artist Tell Hicks
Wildlife artist Tell Hicks discusses his work, his life, and a horrifying moment involving a kid with a paint brush full of white paint. [...]
Researchers Discover Snail-Eating Turtle Species In Thai Food Market
Malayemys isan, a species new to science, was discovered in a Thai fish market. [...]
Sea Turtle Entangled In $53 Million Floating Cocaine Bales Saved By U.S. Coast Guard
This sea turtle was entangled in bales of cocaine. It was freed by the U.S. Coast Guard. [...]
Reptilian Opthalmology — A Window To Reptile Health
Reptile eye problems and their symptoms. [...]
