Category: Lizard Information & News
USARK ALERT: Washington Animal Program Ban
The bill prohibits any exhibition of animals that provide entertainment, which means even outreach and educational programs will be banned. [...]
USARK Benefit Auction and Reptile Super Show This Weekend
This show has it all and it is back in Pomona this weekend so head over to check out vendors from across the country [...]
New Agamid Species Discovered in Southern China, Northern Vietnam
The researchers conducted more than 13 years of fieldwork (2009 to 2022) on the specimen around Yunnan Province,Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, [...]
USARK ALERT: Louisiana Herp Regulation Overhaul
Comment Information and deadline: The deadline to comment is Wednesday, March 6, 2024. [...]
USARK: Lacey Act Amendments Included in House Report
Lacey Act amendments regarding injurious species are included in a report from the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the Uni [...]
REPTA Announces Deleterious Genes Policy
The Reptile & Exotic Pet Trade Association in the United Kingdom has announced its Deleterious Genes Policy, a policy that implores its members in the [...]
SlitherSense Vivarium Monitoring System Review
Remote monitoring systems are the next step in herpetoculture and should definitely be considered by anyone serious about the welfare of their animal [...]
USARK Newsletter: Reptile Conservation with CrocFest
Like many reptiles, crocodilians are misunderstood but get vital help from a few dedicated people. [...]
USARK Alert: Last NARBC of 2023 This weekend in St. Louis
FWS will be considering these species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Bornean earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis), bl [...]
Lyon’s Grassland Striped Skink Rediscovered In Australia
All three skink species were successfully located in the wild. [...]
Australia’s Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon Gets More Conservation Help
The introduction of feral cats and foxes contributed to the decline of Tympanocryptis pinguicolla. [...]
Racer Snake Trapped In Fake Spider Web Saved at Florida’s Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
The snake was taken to the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station in Miami, FL, where staff worked to remove the fibers from the snake’s mouth and body. [...]
34 Texas Horned Lizards Released By San Antonio Zoo
The San Antonio Zoo announced that it has released 34 Texas horned lizards that were captive bred as part of the zoo’s Center for Conservation and Res [...]
New Species of Legless Skink Discovered in Africa
The new species, Acontias mukwando sp. nov is closely related to A. percivali. [...]
Arizona’s Yarrow’s Spiny Lizard Faces Extinction Due To Climate Change, Study Says
The lizards at the lower elevations could not tolerate the increasing heat, which the researchers say is a signature pattern of climate change. [...]
Psychedelic Rock Gecko, Other Reptiles Native To Vietnam Need Protections, Study Says
The study, which draws largely on the bachelor thesis of Lilli Steiger of the University of Cologne in Germany, has recommended that Vietnam adopt the [...]
Choosing The Right Reptile Substrate
Care also needs to be taken when choosing the correct substrate, and maintenance of said substrate. [...]
Gary Bagnall Resigns as Chairman of the Board of USARK
Gary and Zoo Med will still fully support USARK going forward, including pro bono services and maintaining their status as our largest and most consis [...]
Bornean Earless Monitor, Blue Tree Monitor Considered For ESA Listing
FWS will be considering these species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Bornean earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis), bl [...]
USARK Auction and Reptile Super Show Los Angeles August 12 to 13
The Reptile Super Show is meant to educate the public about pets they may otherwise never get the chance to know, but we are also passionate about cap [...]
Reptile Medications
Whenever reptiles get sick, in addition to correcting husbandry and ensuring environmental parameters and diet are correct, they often need medication [...]
North Carolina Aquarium Wants You To Help Name Their Blue-Tongued Skinks
Syd, Mel or Sunny? How about Tili, Bluey or Wiru. [...]
Texas Congressman Files LIZARD Act To Prevent Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Protections
The bill, "Limiting Incredulous Zealots Against Restricting Drilling" Act — or LIZARD Act, would halt federal government oversight of species and to l [...]
27 Texas Horned Lizards Released Into The Wild
Once abundant in much of the Southwest, the Texas horned lizard has disappeared from much of its range in Texas and Oklahoma. [...]
