Category: More Reptile Reading
The African Fire Skink
A vivid red body, black and white-flecked sides and a bronze-colored back make the African fire skink (Lepidothyris fernandi) an aptly named and [...]
Lost Frog Species Rediscovered In Costa Rica
The South Pacific stream side frog (Craugastor taurus), which hasn’t been observed in the wild since 1997, has been rediscovered in Costa R [...]
Hawaii Experiencing Cricket Shortage
If you are a reptile keeper on Oahu, Hawaii be prepared to find less crickets as the island’s big local breeder ran into a problem and won&rsquo [...]
Commercial For Contact Lenses Shows Man "Eaten" By Large Snake
For those of you who wear contact lenses, it can be a total hassle when you run out. But what does that have to do with reptiles? Well, 1-800 Contacts [...]
Australia’s Striped Legless Lizard Threatened By Overgrazing Kangaroos
The striped legless lizard (Delma impar) of Australia, an endangered species, can be further harmed if kangaroos are allowed to overgraze the Canberra [...]
Field Research Adventures With The Red Hills Salamander
In the world of reptile and amphibian field research, looking for salamanders can be fun and rewarding, but doesn’t immediately come to mind as [...]
California Fish And Game Commission Expected To Act on Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard Status In February 2015
There is good news for California’s flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) as the Center for Biological Diversity announced that the Cal [...]
Herp Queries: What Is The Best Pet Frog?
Question:
Is there a kind of frog that makes the best pet? I’d like one with the sticky toes that climbs well on your arm, not one of the fat [...]
New Leopard Frog Species Discovered In New York/New Jersey Region
A new species of leopard frog that was originally discovered in the 1930s but was discounted by scientists at the time has been discovered hiding in p [...]
Turtles More Closely Related To Birds Than Lizards And Snakes, Researchers Say
According to California Academy of Sciences and Cal State Fullerton researchers, turtles are more closely related to birds, crocodiles, and dinosaurs [...]
1.8 Billion Southern Red Back Salamanders And Counting!
Good news for the southern red back salamander! Scientists conducting a study of the salamander (Plethodon serratus) biomass (meaning food source [...]
Want To Add This Cobra Watch To Your Christmas Wish List?
Only for the most discriminating herper, Jaquet Droz presents the Petite Heure Minute Relief Snake watch. Built with an 18kt polished white gold case [...]
Herp Queries: Crazy For Corucia, The Solomon Island Skink
The importation of the giant monkey-tail skinks was halted in 2001 when the species was listed as Appendix II on CITES. [...]
Expert Care For The Emerald Tree Boa
Editor's note: Rico Walder, one of the foremost experts on green tree pythons passed away October 11, 2014. He was 49. In addition to working with [...]
Ancient Giant Tortoise Discovered In What Is Now Madrid, Spain
A giant tortoise that lived between 20 million and 2 million years ago, that was larger than the tortoises of the Galapagos Islands was discovered by [...]
Discovery Channel’s Latest Stunt: Paul Rosolie Eaten Alive by Anaconda?
The last time I watched the Discovery Channel was around the year 2000 when I was living in Hawaii. My two sons and I enjoyed the show and I especiall [...]
50 Year Captive Breeding Of Española Galapagos Tortoise Deemed A Success
The Galapagos tortoise of Española island (Chelonoidis hoodensis) was nearly wiped out by whalers. [...]
Indian Frog Lays Eggs Inside Bamboo
Frogs lay eggs in water, dirt, puddles of water located in plants and some even keep them on their back until they become froglets. But did you know t [...]
This Tortoise Has Eaten The Strangest Thing
Snakes eating carpet and frogs eating substrate are nothing new, but a sulcata tortoise eating a charm? And a sea turtle charm at that? Now that is so [...]
Ball Python Snake Not Eating
I moved my ball python snake into a new terrarium and now he is not eating. What is wrong with him? [...]
HP’s Lost Iguana Commercial-What Do You Think?
Hewlett-Packard has released a commercial that involves a pet iguana, a little boy and a whole bunch of HP technology. The commercial, “Lost Igu [...]
Scientists Directly Link Agricultural/Urban Runoff to Fibropapillomatosis in Sea Turtles
Scientists have for the first time found a direct cause of tumors found on the internal organs, face, body, and flippers of green sea turtles (Cheloni [...]
Ain’t She A Beauty? Check Out This Massive Red-Bellied Black Snake
When Aussies find snakes in their home or place of business, they can call a snake catcher, who comes out to retrieve the reptile. A recent call from [...]
Bearded Dragon Lizards Are Smarter Than You Might Think!
Anyone who owns a bearded dragon knows that they are fairly smart reptiles. But did you know that they are smarter than you may have previously though [...]
