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New Marsupial Frog Species Discovered In Peruvian Andes
The new marsupial frog, Gastrotheca dysprosita hails from the Cerro Barro Negro mountain in Peru. [...]
Young Loggerhead Sea Turtles Spend Lost Years Floating In Seaweed
Neonate loggerhead sea turtles shelter in Sargassum and drift with the North Atlantic Subtropical gyre. [...]
Aussies Trying To Determine If Newly Discovered Lizard Is Endangered
Barrier range dragon may be restricted to rocky habitats. [...]
Florida Biologists Hope For Successful Sea Turtle Nesting Season
Florida has the most sea turtle nesting sites in the United States. [...]
Swedish Animal Park Hatches Two Gila Monsters
The two babies mark the first time Gila monsters were born in Europe. [...]
Massachusetts Amends Exotic Animal Regulations
Green tree pythons and emerald tree boas can be kept as pets. [...]
USARK Federal Lawsuit Update and FAQ February 2014
On Friday (2/21/14), the Department of the Interior (DOI) responded to USARK’s legal challenge on the current injurious species listings by fi [...]
Marin County, Calif. Water District Looking for Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog Docents
Frog docents will warn hikers not to trample frog breeding grounds in Marin County, Calif. [...]
False Coral Snake Found On Galapagos Islands
Resident ran over the snake and turned it over to Galapagos National Park staff. [...]
Black and White Tegus Established in Tampa Bay, Fla.
More than 100 lizards seen in the wild in Hillsborough County. [...]
Two Texas Salamanders Get ESA Protection
Salado and Georgetown salamanders of Texas get Endangered Species Act Protections [...]
Peru's Manú National Park World's Most Diverse For Reptiles And Amphibians
Manú National Park in Peru is home to 287 species of reptiles and amphibians. [...]
Pig-Like Indian Purple Frog Calls To Mates Underground
Scientists document the first acoustical and statistical analysis of the frog calls of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis [...]
Turtle Soup Political Ad Blasts Politician For Looking Like a Cartoon Turtle
Tea Party candidate likens Mitch McConnell to Cecil the Tortoise. [...]
Nat Geo's Snake Salvation Star Dead From Rattlesnake Bite
Preacher Jamie Coots had been bitten nine previous times by rattlesnakes. [...]
University of Michigan Museum of Natural History To Open Snake That Ate the Dinosaur Exhibit
The fossil shows a snake in the midst of preying on a titanosaur before sediment covers the nest. [...]
Conservation Efforts Brings Eastern Indigo Snake Back to Georgia
The Eastern indigo snake has been listed as a threatened species in the state since 1978. [...]
USARK's Q & A For Lacey Act Constrictor Rule Challenge
USARK Lacey Act Update to December 2013 complaint. [...]
Officials Request Removal of Two Snakes from List of Threatened Species
County officials in Kansas say the snake mitigation efforts are too costly. [...]
18-Foot Burmese Python Captured Near Florida’s Everglades National Park
Water district workers in South Florida capture and kill a 17-foot, 8 inch Burmese python. [...]
You Can Now Keep 25 Snakes In Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Vague ordinance led council to rewrite the code. [...]
Kingdom Of Qatar Commissions Lizard Study
Lizards of the family Gekkonidae dominate the Qatari landscape. [...]
Utah Offering 40 Desert Tortoises For Adoption
The tortoises were previously kept as pets and cannot be returned to the wild. [...]
Devil Frog Had Spiked Armor Possibly To Keep Dinosaurs At Bay
Beelzebufo may have been a voracious little dinosaur eater, or not. [...]
