By Herp News Repticon, Florida-based traveling reptile expo, in town Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News This notice provides stockholders of Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. with information regarding the distribution paid on Nov. 29, 2013 and cumulativ Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “White Leucistic Spanish Ribbed Newt,” submitted by kingsnake.com user rhacadank. 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 Engineers from Tallinn University created U-CAT to dive to inaccessible places in shipwrecks that are too dangerous or deep for humans. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News “U-CAT is specifically designed to meet the end-user requirements,” said Taavi Salumäe, a researcher from the Center for Biorobotics in Tallinn University of Technology who designed the U-CAT. The robot will be on display at the Robot Safari in the London Science Museum from November 28 to December 1. Go to Source […]

By Herp News Schildi the tortoise is back up and running now. (Credit: Bird Consulting International) Schildi the tortoise was found in rough shape in Germany. He was abandoned and missing part of his front leg. What was left of the leg was in such bad condition, it had to be amputated at the shoulder. […]

By Herp News QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — It's going to be a tasty Thanksgiving meal of herring for one very lucky loggerhead sea turtle.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The lizard that was hanging out under an elderly man's backyard shed for weeks is now back home. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News NEXT time you complain about the weekly dog food bill, think of Josh Ryan. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News As a family, cats are some of the most well-studied animals on Earth, but that doesn’t mean these adept carnivores don’t continue to surprise us. Scientists have announced today the stunning discovery of a new species of cat, long-confused with another. Looking at the molecular data of small cats in Brazil, researchers […]

By Herp News Only 28 percent of bonobo habitat remains suitable for the African great ape, according to the most comprehensive study of species’ range yet appearing in Biodiversity Conservation. The paper, involving over 30 scientists, analyzes the world’s bonobo population using nest counts, remote sensing imagery, and computer modeling. The researchers found that bonobo […]

The skeleton of a drowned baby dinosaur was discovered in Canada. From NBC News: The toddler was just 3 years old and 5 feet (1.5 meters) long when it wandered into a river near Alberta, Canada, and drowned about 70 million years ago. The beast was so well-preserved that some of its skin left impressions […]

I got a new turtle but instead of a Mississippi map turtle, I got something else, but I have no idea of what type it is! But, I am just as happy to have any turtle! Please tell me everything about this type of turtle,( including the type), any info will be accepted. Thank you […]

By Herp News The juvenile turtle was found washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in April. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Good news today about one of the world’s rarest mammals today: camera traps in China’s Wangqing Nature Reserve have captured the first proof of breeding Amur leopards in the country, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The photos show a mother Amur leopard with two cubs. A recent survey by WWF-Russia […]

By Herp News Ananth Baliga Nov. 26 (UPI) — An autonomous underwater robot called U-CAT, which swims like a turtle and is designed to explore shipwrecks, will be unveiled at the London Science Museum. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News When a marine turtle is incidentally by-caught by a longliner, fishermen try to cut the line — without hauling it on board — and release the turtle into the sea. However, research published determines that about 40% of post-released turtles die some months later due to the impact of longline fishing. Go […]

By Herp News The number of threatened species on the IUCN Red List has grown by 352 since this summer, according to an update released today. Currently, 21,286 species are now listed as threatened with extinction out of the 71,576 that have been evaluated. The new update comes with both good and bad news for […]

Don’t let anyone tell you toxic parenting is all bad. The strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) uses to make their babies unpalatable to predators by feeding them unfertilized eggs laced with bitter alkaloids. This means of chemical defense is currently unique to the species. That’s the word from a study headed up by researcher Ralph […]

By Herp News The leatherback sea turtle—the world’s largest turtle and the only member of the genus Dermochelys—received good news today. In an update of the IUCN Red List, the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) has been moved from Critically Endangered to Vulnerable. However, conservationists warn that the species still remains hugely endangered—and in rapid […]

By Herp News The lowland tropics were once though filled with widespread species, while moderate and higher elevations were thought to contain species with more restricted distributions. That idea is turning out to be partially incorrect. A new study describes four species once considered to be the collared treerunner, a lizard known to the scientific […]

By Herp News Turtle Beach offers a free Xbox One audio adapter upgrade for those that purchase select headsets between November 22, 2013 and January 30, 2014. The post Turtle Beach offers headset upgrade for Xbox One owners appeared first on Digital Trends . Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products […]

By Herp News As temperatures increase worldwide due to anthropogenic climate change, scientists are scrambling to figure out if species will be able to survive rapidly warming ecosystems. A new study in Global Change Biology offers a little hope. Studying reptiles and amphibians in the Philippines, scientists say some of these species may be able […]

By Herp News There are many ways in which people practice conservation. The most well-known are working to save species in the field or setting up protected areas. But just as important—arguably more important for long-term conservation success—is conservation education, especially with children. Anyone who grew up watching David Attenborough documentaries, reading Gerald Durrell books, […]

By Herp News During the Mesozoic Era, between 252m and 66m years ago, the seas were ruled by a vast and intriguing array of reptiles. The most common ones were crocodiles (adapted to swimming in oceans), plesiosaurs (Loch Ness monster wannabes) and ichthyosaurs (over-sized predatory tuna). Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

A proposed port development on the Goat Islands in Jamaica threatens the re-introduction of the endangered Jamaican iguana to the two small cays located less than a mile off the coast of Jamaica. The IUCN Iguana Specialist Group is reporting that the planned port, to be built by the China Harbour Engineering Company, will include […]

After 30 years of captivity, two sea turtles named Touche and Daisy were released off the Desert Islands in Portugal. How’s that for a happy ending? See the release in the video blow. …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The golfing fraternity and sorority have joined forces with Seaturtles911 to put back a little of that we have taken, in the case of hawksbills and green turtles. It’s about time that sport generally associated itself with clean water and pristine environment, without destroying any useful habitats for rare species. Go to […]

By Herp News He might sound like something from the pages of a Spiderman comic but a Malaysian man nicknamed “The Lizard King” for his smuggling of endangered… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A RARE leatherback turtle has been found washed up on Tallow Beach over the weekend, believed to be the first time in 17 years this breed of turtle has been seen on the East Coast. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Ok this is my first blog here. I have a Mississippi Map Turtle I’ve had him for about 2 months now (not sure if its a male or female, the lady in the pet store said it can be whatever I wanted it to be. But im pretty sure he’s a male) He’s accually very […]

By Herp News We’ve been closely following the audio features of the new console hardware, as both have their quirks . Sony is rapidly getting up to speed with the PlayStation 4 now that USB chat is active . Now Turtle Beach has announced how Xbox One gamers that own one of the company’s select […]

By Herp News Headphone manufacturer Turtle Beach announced today that it will ship free upgrade kits to customers who buy select current-generation gaming headsets, bringing purchased hardware up to speed with Xbox One compatibility. Starting today and ending on January 30, players who purchase Turtle Beach Ear Force XP SEVEN, X42, XP400, or XP510 headsets […]

By Herp News Deadly amphibian disease chytridiomycosis has caused the extinction of Darwin’s frogs, believe scientists. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “Yummy, salad,” submitted by kingsnake.com user manhattan. 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 The Daily Mail witnessed the animals triple-wrapped in plastic, where they slowly suffocate. Our reporter also saw soft-shelled turtles beheaded by staff. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) (AFP) – A notorious Malaysian wildlife trafficker dubbed the “Lizard King” for his smuggling of endangered reptiles is back in business despite a 2010 conviction for illegally trafficking endangered species, according to an investigative report by Al Jazeera. Anson Wong was arrested in August 2010 at Kuala Lumpur's international […]

By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following notes issued by two closed-end funds managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC. Fitch also affirms the existing notes and man Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

A new study from the University of Waterloo shows that snakes can optimize their vision by controlling the blood flow in their eyes when they perceive a threat. Kevin van Doorn, PhD, and Professor Jacob Sivak, from the Faculty of Science, discovered that the coachwhip snake’s visual blood flow patterns change depending on what’s in […]

A new study from the University of Waterloo shows that snakes can optimize their vision by controlling the blood flow in their eyes when they perceive a threat. Kevin van Doorn, PhD, and Professor Jacob Sivak, from the Faculty of Science, discovered that the coachwhip snake’s visual blood flow patterns change depending on what’s in […]