Category: Information & News
Chytrid Fungus Releases Toxic Fungal Factor In Frogs
Macrophage and neutrophil cells are not impaired and can fight off the fungus [...]
New Species Of Rough Scaled Seasnake Confirmed
This venomous sea snake has been given the scientific name of Hydrophis donaldi [...]
Petland Store In Florida Victim Of Snake Thieves
Snake thieves stole boas and ball pythons from Petland store in Bradenton, Fla. [...]
Reward Offered For Info Leading To Killers Of Costa Rican Sea Turtle Activist
Jairo Mora Sandoval, who worked to protect the leatherback sea turtle was murdered last week in Costa Rica. [...]
Turtles Losing Habitats To Climate Change
Warming climate has adverse effect on native American turtles. [...]
Los Angeles Zoo Uses Bird Test To Sex Komodo Dragon Embryos
DNA test to determine gender of bird embryos works on Komodo dragons. [...]
Amphibians Assist Horses To Run Better
Illegal drug traced back to South American frog. [...]
Chytrid Fungus Does Not Do Well In Salty Bodies Of Water
Higher salt content bodies of water doesn't bodfe well for the chytrid fungus. [...]
Injured Amphibian And Mammal-like Reptile Entombed Together More Than 250 Million Years Ago
Synchrotron imaging showed the amphibian Broomistega co-habitating with the mammal forerunner Thrinaxodon [...]
Green Anole Population Established In Los Angeles Hancock Park
Anolis carolinensis are now established in Hancock Park, California [...]
One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Frogkind
NASA rocket launch sends frog flying into the air. [...]
Two Australian Lizards And A Frog Discovered In Cape Melville Lost World
Three new herps were recently discovered in northern Australia, including a small frog that lives in large rock formations. The three new species, [...]
Krokosua Squeaker Frog Rediscovered In Ghana
Scientists with the non-profit SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana have rediscovered the Krokosua Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis krokosua) after four years of searchin [...]
Frogs Die Quickly When Exposed To Pesticides
Study shows frog mortality rates ranging from 100 percent after just one hour to 40 percent over 7 days. [...]
Detroit Zoo's Search For A New Mayor Of Amphibiville Is On
Those interested in the position of mayor of Amphibiville must submit an essay detailing why he or she should be mayor. [...]
12-Year-Old’s Proposal To Designate Idaho Giant Salamander The State Amphibian To Get Full Hearing
Sixth grader Ilah Hickman has been working on proposal to list Dicamptodon aterrimus as state amphibian for the last two years. [...]
11-Year-Old Frog Advocate Named A Winner Of The Gloria Barron Prize For Young Heroes
Florida girl conducts presentations on frogs and their importance to the environment. [...]
Biologists Awarded Grant To Try To Learn How Cancer Cells Metastasize
Frog embryos used to determine how cell migration is controlled. [...]
Amphibian Populations In The United States Declining At Fast Rates
USGS study shows decline in amphibians on IUCN Red-List at 11.6 percent annually since 2002. [...]
Name The Adventure Aquarium's Baby Loggerhead Turtle And Win!
Enter New Jersey's Adventure Aquarium contest to name its newest turtle. [...]
ReptileFest Returns to Chicago April 12-13
Event is "The Nation's Largest Educational Reptile
and Amphibian Show. [...]
Crocodile Hunter's Cameraman Reveals Steve Irwin's Last Moments
Justin Lyons, Steve Irwin's cameraman details the last moments of the Crocodile Hunter's life. [...]
UV Lamp Measurement For Reptiles
Bonus content from the April 2011 REPTILES magazine article "Rethinking Reptile Lighting" by Shane Bagnall. [...]
Remembering Kevin Wright, DVM (1963-2013)
Wright wrote more than 300 articles on exotic animal care and husbandry during a 25 year span as a veterinarian. [...]