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Dwarf Boa New To Science Discovered In Ecuador’s Upper Amazon Basin
Researchers have discovered and described a new species of dwarf boa of the family Tropidophiidae living high in the cloud forests of northeastern Ecu [...]
Thousands of Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtles Released
The incubation period of these turtles was apparently cut to 45 days due to the extreme heat. [...]
Amazon Tree Boa Care Tips
The Amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulanus) is the most geographically widespread of the tree boas. [...]
Amazon River Turtles In Danger
Information on giant Amazon River turtle and the yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle. [...]
Looking For Reptiles In The Amazon
I listened as the screams of macaws and Amazon parrots turned into the calls of hylid frogs. Daylight had passed over the Amazon, and the evening' [...]
Amazon Turtles
Learn about common turtle species along the Amazon. [...]
Two Crocodile Tegus Hatch at Nashville Zoo
The crocodile tegu is not a well known species and is found in the Amazon Basin. [...]
New Erythrolamprus Snake Species Discovered In Ecuador
The snake, Erythrolamprus darwinnunezi sp. nov. was found on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador in the Tropical Andes. [...]
Interview With Herpetologist and Author Dick Bartlett
In the 1990s, during the heyday of printed herp care publications in the U.S., Dick’s name was a staple on the bookshelves and in magazines. Together [...]
Researchers Describe New Mata Mata Turtle Species
The turtles diverged during the Miocene period, about 13 million years ago. [...]
Tips For Becoming A Herpetologist
Basic guidelines for anyone considering the pursuit of a professional career in herpetology. [...]
Tiger-Leg Monkey Frog Information And Care
If you have the basics of tree frog husbandry down and are looking for a new project, give tiger-legs some serious consideration. [...]
Top 20 Favorite Herping Spots
I love to seek herps out in their natural haunts, so when Reptiles USA asked me to write about my favorite 20 herping spots, it was a challenge to whi [...]
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 [...]
Breeding Emerald Tree Boas
Tips and secrets for breeding Corallus caninus. [...]
2006 REPTILES Article Index
All the 2006 articles published in REPTILES magazine [...]
Rainforest Treefrogs Help To Explain Biodiversity
This family of frog is important to understand amphibian diversity [...]
Clown Treefrog Care And Breeding
Techniques for keeping and breeding clown treefrogs (Dendropsophus leucophyllatus, formerly Hyla leucophyllata). [...]
Giant River Turtles
Efforts around the world are underway to recover declining turtle populations. [...]
Wood Lizard Species Named After Heavy Metal Band Iron Maiden’s Lead Singer
The lizards were found in the Cordillera de Colán mountain range and the Río Marañón and Río Chiriaco basins in Peru. [...]
New Treefrog Species Of the Genus Scinax Discovered In Peru
The frog, Scinax pyroinguinis sp. nov. was described from two males that were found in the Amazon rainforest. [...]
Microhylid Frog Species Discovered in Peru
Synapturanus danta sp. nov., or tapir frog, is a burrower and was found underneath roots of the Clusia sp. tree. [...]
Ball Python Care Sheet Archived Comments
"To y'all asking questions - Didn't you read the article?
Read up ^ and I'm sure you'll be able to answer your own question...
Posted by romtang, [...]
10 Evolutionarily Interesting Reptiles
Here we showcase 10 of the strangest, coolest, and most bizzare creatures falling into the Reptilia nomenclature. [...]
