By Herp News The savannah monitor lizard stolen from the Fresno Discovery Center is back at home after he was fou Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Mar 29
Mar 29
1 of 4 reptiles stolen from Calif. museum found
By Herp News A Central California science museum has recovered one of four reptiles that were taken by a burglar who was caught on surveillance video shoving the lizard and three snakes into a garbage bag. The 3 1/2-foot … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Rare Calif. ‘island night lizard ‘ makes a comeback
By Herp News Federal wildlife officials are recommending that a rare California lizard be removed from the endangered species list, saying the reptile has recovered. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Thai Turtle Smuggler Caught With 14 Percent Of An Extremely Rare Species
By Herp News Caught with a corner of the market. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Scientists sequence the turtle genome
Scientists have squenced the genome of the western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii). From RedOrbit.com: Publishing the work in this week’s Genome Biology, researchers describe that much like the turtle itself, the rate of genome evolution is very slow. Their data show that turtle genomes evolve at a rate that is about a third that […]
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William Shatner Fights Lizard-Man in ‘Star Trek’ Game Ad (Video)
By Herp News Captain Kirk and the reptile from the 1967 “Arena” episode learn they aren’t as spry as they used to be. read more Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Reptile Theft at Fresno’s Discovery Center
By Herp News A reptile thief is still on the run. Caught on camera overnight breaking into Fresno’s Discovery Center. CBS 47 has the video that can help catch him. The center on Winery Avenue, near McKinley and Chestnut in Fresno recently re-opened. There’s been plenty of police activity there. CBS 47′s Lemor Abrams is […]
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Video shows reptile theft at Fresno’s Discovery Center
By Herp News Police are looking for a man who was caught on surveillance video at the Fresno Discovery Center. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Madagascar’s chameleons came from African mainland
By Herp News Madagascar’s color-changing chameleons originated in Africa and crossed over to the island some 65 million years ago, concludes a study published this week in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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