By Herp News Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc ( TPZ ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 21, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.125 per share is scheduled to be paid on May 31, 2013. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Capital Corporation ( TYY ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 21, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.4225 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 03, 2013. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. (NTG) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for May 21, 2013 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise North American Energy Corporation (TYN) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for May 21, 2013 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. (NDP) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for May 21, 2013 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News What started out as a small reptile rescue run out of a local couple’s home has bloomed into the Great Lakes Zoological Society’s “World of Discovery” center, an indoor amphibian and reptile zoo of about 100 animals, located just west of Ann Arbor. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

I think every reptile and amphibian keeper has experienced that sinking sensation upon noticing a cage top ajar. No matter how you’ve set up your caging, if the animal escapes, your caging or the keeper has failed. If you’re an adult, you shrug and take steps to recover the creature. If you’re a kid, you […]

Check out this video “Logan giving Buddy a bath,” submitted by kingsnake.com user spotsowner. Submit your own reptile & amphibian videos at http://www.kingsnake.com/video/ and you could see them featured here or check out all the videos submitted by other users! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Washington, May 20 (ANI): A Russian capsule, which had mice and lizards as its occupants, returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad (AP) — Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the […]

By Herp News Gabon has agreed to help battle poaching in protected areas in the Central African Republic following an elephant massacre at a renowned World Heritage site, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News What started out as a small reptile rescue run out of a local couple’s home has bloomed into the Great Lakes Zoological Society’s “World of Discovery” center, an indoor amphibian and reptile zoo of about 100 animals, located just west of Ann Arbor. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News What started out as a small reptile rescue run out of a local couple’s home has bloomed into the Great Lakes Zoological Society’s “World of Discovery” center, an indoor amphibian and reptile zoo of about 100 animals, located just west of Ann Arbor. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns can lead to declines in southeastern frog and salamander populations, but protecting ponds can improve their plight. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Gabon has agreed to help battle poaching in protected areas in the Central African Republic following an elephant massacre at a renowned World Heritage site, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News What started out as a small reptile rescue run out of a local couple’s home has bloomed into the Great Lakes Zoological Society’s “World of Discovery” center, an indoor amphibian and reptile zoo of about 100 animals, located just west of Ann Arbor. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News A snapping turtle injured by a car in Ontario has been airlifted more than 400 kilometres to an animal hospital, and is now on a slow road to recovery. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SARNIA, Ontario, May 17 (UPI) — A turtle that was hit by a car in Canada was airlifted nearly 250 miles for medical treatment, officials said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Scientists believe the black markings of the West African Gaboon viper may hold the secret to creating materials with a powerful ability to absorb light. From The Age: The West African Gaboon viper, one of the largest in Africa and a master of camouflage, has dark spots in the geometrical pattern of its skin that […]

By Herp News Thanks to an animal rescue group, a snapping turtle hit by a car has a second chance at life. Earlier this spring, Porter the snapping turtle was hit by a car in Sarnia, Ontario. He suffered extensive facial injuries and … Continue reading → Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

By Herp News A snapping turtle injured by a car in Ontario has been airlifted more than 400 kilometres to an animal hospital, and is now on a slow road to recovery. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Climate change may have little impact on many species of tropical lizards, contradicting a host of recent studies that predict their widespread extinction in a rapidly warming planet. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) has announced the launch of their new, advocacy-based website. The interactive website reflects the organization’s mission to provide members and concerned pet owners with a voice in legislative issues affecting pets and pet ownership. “Our new website is a strong advocacy tool, highlighting issues requiring immediate industry action,” […]

By Herp News African frogs, originally imported for early 20th century pregnancy tests, carried a deadly amphibian disease to the US, according to new findings. African Clawed Frogs have long been suspected of spreading a harmful fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. The earliest known case of the fungus was found in these frogs in their native […]

By Herp News Twitch announced yesterday that the company has chosen gaming audio equipment manufacturer Turtle Beach as their official audio partner. The video platform and community for gamers hosts more than 34 million gaming enthusiasts and 600,000 active broadcasters every month, who view gaming tournaments, showcase their own gameplay and interact with fellow gamers of the Twitch […]

By Herp News Jaguars (Panthera onca) are the biggest cat in the Americas and the only member of the Panthera genus in the New World; an animal most people recognize, the jaguar is also the third largest cat in the world with an intoxicatingly dangerous beauty. The feline ranges from the harsh deserts of southern […]

By Herp News Jaguars (Panthera onca) are the biggest cat in the Americas and the only member of the Panthera genus in the New World; an animal most people recognize, the jaguar is also the third largest cat in the world with an intoxicatingly dangerous beauty. The feline ranges from the harsh deserts of southern […]

By Herp News Jaguars (Panthera onca) are the biggest cat in the Americas and the only member of the Panthera genus in the New World; an animal most people recognize, the jaguar is also the third largest cat in the world with an intoxicatingly dangerous beauty. The feline ranges from the harsh deserts of southern […]

By Herp News A turtle which was hit by a boat and left unable to swim underwater is given a specially designed “dive belt”. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Using the harsh cries of red-shouldered hawks, the excited cawing of crows, and the strident vocalizations of bluejays as an excuse to take a break from yard work, Patti and I walked across the street to see what was causing the avian uproar. The birds were all gathered on the uppermost limbs of a big […]

Chytrid fungus infections are wiping out amphibians all over the world. Now, a new study may have pinpointed the origin of the disease. From National Geographic: “It did a really huge number on an entire genus of frogs in Central America,” said Marm Kilpatrick, a disease ecologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). […]

By Herp News A turtle which was hit by a boat and left unable to swim underwater is to be given a specially designed “dive belt”. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A new initiative that aims to increase awareness of the dangers turtles face and encourage human action to help them survive, kicks off at Kelly Tarlton’s SEA LIFE Aquarium this month. Turtle Fest, held from 18 May to 2 June, will commemorate World Turtle Day on 23 May and educate visitors to […]

I walk into the backyard after a long unhappy morning of chores and errands…..(be honest, chores and errands are rarely ‘happy’)…..instead of entering the front or side door because about a mile from home the thought of Frankie pops into my mind and it’s the first happy thought to arrive today. Frankie has beensettlinginto his […]

By Herp News African frogs, originally imported for early 20th century pregnancy tests, carried a deadly amphibian disease to the US, according to new findings. African Clawed Frogs have long been suspected of spreading a harmful fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. The earliest known case of the fungus was found in these frogs in their native […]

By Herp News African frogs, originally imported for early 20th century pregnancy tests, carried a deadly amphibian disease to the US, according to new findings. African Clawed Frogs have long been suspected of spreading a harmful fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. The earliest known case of the fungus was found in these frogs in their native […]

By Herp News SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 15 (UPI) — European scientists say a newly identified kind of ichthyosaur, a dolphin-like marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs, gives new insights into the creatures. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A new study argues for treating endangered Sumatran populations in Borneo and Sumatra as ‘a single conservation unit’, lending academic support to a controversial proposal to move wild rhinos from Malaysia to Indonesia. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Fans of the wing, burger, and craft beer mecca known as Winking Lizard Tavern will notice something different about the new Washington Square location. It’s much smaller. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

There’s a beautiful and deadly new species of green palm-pitviper in town, reports Zookeys, an open access scientific journal. From Science Daily: The gorgeous new species was discovered by scientists during two expeditions in 2010 aimed at studying the fauna of Texiguat Wildlife Refuge, one of the most endemism-rich and diverse highland forests in Mesoamerica. […]