By Herp News Flying Lizard Motorsports won today's Orion Energy Systems 245 at Road America with its No 45 Venezuela / eSilicon Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, driven by Spencer Pumpelly and Nelson Canache Jr., with Dion von Moltke and Seth Neiman bringing the sister PR Newswire / eSilicon No 44 home in 5th place. […]

By Herp News Around twelve thousand of years ago, the Amazon was home to a menagerie of giant creatures: the heavily armored glyptodons, the elephant-sized ground sloth, and the rhino-like toxodons among others. But by 10,000 B.C. these monsters were largely gone, possibly due to overhunting by humans or climatic changes. There’s no question that […]

By Herp News Researchers have decoded a previously unknown molecular mechanism in the fertilization process of vertebrates. The team of scientists have identified a specific protein in frog egg extracts that the male basal bodies need, but that is produced only by the reproductive cells of the female. This “teamwork” between the egg and sperm […]

By Herp News Scientists have completed the genome sequencing and analysis of the endangered Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis). This is the first published crocodilian genome, providing a good explanation of how terrestrial-style reptiles adapt to aquatic environments and temperature-dependent sex determination. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

By Herp News TRIPLETT, N.C. (AP) — The way Eustace Conway sees it, there's the natural world, as exemplified by his Turtle Island Preserve in the Blue Ridge Mountains. And then there's the “plastic, imitation” world that most other humans inhabit. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

By Herp News IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Eagle Vines Vineyards and Golf Club in American Canyon, Calif. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Landlocked in the navel of South America, the forests, wetlands and savannahs of Paraguay boast rich biodiversity and endemic species, yet the unique landscapes of Paraguay also face increasing threats, primarily from agricultural expansion. Controlled burns and clear cutting have become common practice as wildlands are converted for soy and cattle production. […]

By Herp News Germans have drained a lake in a determined search for a turtle blamed for an attack on a young swimmer. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News • Click here for step by step directions • Click here for our interactive map of all the walks Distance 7 miles (11km) Classification Moderate Duration 3 hours Begins Kynance Cove OS grid reference SW6813 Walk in a nutshell A rangy circuit resembling the outline of a bat that will take you […]

Check out this video “Basic Reptile Incubator,” submitted by kingsnake.com user PigZilla50317. 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