Category: Big Boxes
North Carolina Aquarium Needs Your Help Naming Baby Loggerhead Turtles
The two baby loggerheads will be released next year. [...]
100 Million Year Old Snake With Legs Was Bigger Than Previously Thought
A very well preserved fossil of Najash rionegrina, enabled paleontologists to reassess the timeline of limbs on snakes. [...]
Russian Legless Lizard Born At National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
The Russian legless lizard was born this year after three years of attempts to successfully breed the species. It is not on display at the aquarium. [...]
Gharial Crocs Found Breeding In Nepal For First Time In 37 years
Around 100 gharial hatchlings were found in Bardia National Park. [...]
Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle Hatches At Chatanooga Zoo
The Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle faces threats from the illegal pet trade. [...]
Special Holiday Offer of REPTILES magazine
Subscribe to REPTILES magazine for just $12 during the holiday season! [...]
Researchers Discover New Population of Hellbender Salamanders In Pennsylvania
The hellbender salamander does well in Pennsylvania due to the state's clean water, rocky stream bottoms and abundance of crayfish. [...]
Túngara Frogs Mating Calls Also Attract Predators
The little frog has to deal with a double-edged sword just to find a mate. [...]
Romer’s Treefrog Rediscovered In Hong Kong
The tiny frog is the smallest amphibian in the Hong Kong Territories. [...]
64 Turtles Stolen From Okinawa Zoo
Both species are listed as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource [...]
First Case Of Snake Fungal Disease Confirmed In California
The California kingsnake infected with snake fungal disease was euthanized. [...]
Florida FWC, SFWMD Have Removed More Than 3,600 Burmese Pythons From Everglades
Tom Rahill and the Swamp Apes Team removed the SFWMD's 1,000 snake, a 9 feet, five inch specimen. [...]
Australia’s FrogID Week Runs November 8-17. Help Find Frogs!
"We need as many frog calls recorded this year as possible in order to build our database and compare year-on-year information." [...]
Juvenile Terrapins Released On Maryland Island
The turtles were rehabilitated before they were released. [...]
Lizards Feed On Different Insects With a 2 Degree Change In Temperature
The change in diet caused these lizards to become less healthy. [...]
Gharial Crocodile Lays Eggs At Bangladesh Zoo
Gharial crocodiles are critically endangered throughout their natural range. [...]
Greater Sea Snake Populations Larger Than Thought, Thanks To Citizen Scientist Snorkeling Grandmas
Seven snorkeling grandmothers helped researchers discovered a healthy population of greater sea snakes near a popular swimming beach. [...]
Northern California Woman Indicted For Illegally Exporting Turtles To Hong Kong
The woman did not have the permits to export the reptiles nor did she declare them to a U.S. official, the indictment claims. [...]
This Is Why You Shouldn't Taunt A Snake
The snake gets his revenge for being mistreated. [...]
Think Twice Before Using Glue Or Sticky Traps, You Might Catch A Reptile
If you use glue traps and an animal such as a snake or lizard gets stuck in it, you can use nearly any oil used for cooking to help free the animal. [...]
Researchers Discover Two New Salamander Species Thought To Be World’s Largest
The South China giant salamander (Andrias sligoi) a new and much larger species of salamander. [...]
Chattanooga Zoo Hatches Out Three Komodo dragons
The Komodo dragons might have been born via parthenogenesis. [...]
Corn Snake Stuck In Hide Freed By Firefighters
It took some doing, but this corn snake was freed by firefighters. [...]
