The geckos were discovered by a university team on a night survey in the Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape in Central Nepal, a mountain area in Nepal when t [...]
4 Great Reptiles For New Keepers
We offer several of the most popular reptiles (and one amphibian) amongst keepers based on temperament, care, handling, and just pure joy of keeping. [...]
African Fat-Tailed Gecko Care And Natural History
The African fat-tailed gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus) is an inconspicuous species of lizard that is small in size, friendly, and hardy when cared f [...]
Insuring Your Bearded Dragon With Pet Insurance
If you’re passionate about taking that 10 to 15-year journey with your beardie, insure their health today! [...]
Study Says Leopard Geckos Prefer Bioactive Enclosures
We recommend that geckos are kept in enriched enclosures, ideally with naturalistic features. [...]
617 Texas Horned Lizards Released By Fort Worth Zoo In 2024
The release is part of an efforts with the zoo’s Texas horned lizard conservation program, the texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and other zoo part [...]
The Care And Breeding of Rhacodactylus leachianus
Giant geckos, Rhacodactylus leachianus, are the largest extant species of gecko in the world. Hailing from New Caledonia, giant geckos are well known [...]
Natural History, Breeding and Care for Panther Chameleons
Ensuring an ideal environment for panther chameleons in captivity has become significantly more manageable. [...]
50 Juvenile Texas Horned Lizards Released By San Antonio Zoo and Zoo Miami
The Texas horned lizards were approximate 2.5 to 3.5 months old at the time of the release and weighed between 3.4 and 12 grams. [...]
Smithsonian National Zoo Treats Skin Cancer On Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko
A 4-year-old Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko was treated for skin cancer at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, the zoo announ [...]
Iguanas From Fiji Came From North America 34 Million Years Ago, Study Says
"We found that the Fiji iguanas are most closely related to the North American desert iguanas, something that hadn't been figured out before, and that [...]
Blue-Tongued Skinks From Australia Seized At Hong Kong International Airport
The lizards, of the genus Tiliqua, were discovered by customs officers who were inspecting a shipment declared to contain "dehumidifier, air purifier, [...]
Is the Dixon’s Whiptail Lizard a Full Species or Subspecies of Common Checkered Whiptail?
Biologists at the university will sample the DNA of both lizards and if they are proven to be different genetically, the Dixon’s whiptail might be eli [...]
New Tegu Species Discovered In the United States
Wautaugategu formidus lived during the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum, between 17.5 to 14.5 million years ago. [...]
USARK UPDATE: Federal Light Bulb Ban
Reptile, amphibian, and other animal keepers will get some relief from the Department of Energy ban on specialty animal care light bulbs. [...]
FWC Rules Promote Expansion of Nonnative Iguana and Tegu Populations, USARK FL Says
Before the ban, reptile businesses were exporting hundreds of thousands of Green iguanas from the state. Most of these were freshly-hatched babies [...]
Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road to Reopen May 15
“Snake Road” in Shawnee National Forest in Illinois has closed for the annual migration of reptiles and amphibians to their winter habitats in the lim [...]
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