Tag: climate change

Climate Change To Kill Off More Than 800 Herp Species During Next 100 Years, Study Says

Climate Change To Kill Off More Than 800 Herp Species During Next 100 Years, Study Says

Data from 14,000 amphibian and reptile species was compiled, which is around 70 percent of all known herp species. [...]
Warming Temperatures Will Increase Female Galapagos Tortoise Population, Study Says

Warming Temperatures Will Increase Female Galapagos Tortoise Population, Study Says

The researchers say that temperatures on the Galapagos islands will increase from 1 to 4 degrees Celsius over the next 50 years, which will likely cau [...]
Bearded Dragon Embryos Can Switch Sex Two Different Ways, Study Says

Bearded Dragon Embryos Can Switch Sex Two Different Ways, Study Says

For many egg laying reptiles, temperature of the eggs during incubation determines the sex of the hatchling. For example, a 2017 study of green sea tu [...]
Komodo Dragons Threatened By Rising Sea Levels And A Warming Planet, Scientists Say

Komodo Dragons Threatened By Rising Sea Levels And A Warming Planet, Scientists Say

Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis), the largest lizards on the planet live on just a few islands in the Indonesian archipelago. There are only an es [...]
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