By Herp News An endangered Pacific green turtle somehow ended up hundreds of miles from home outside the Golden Gate recently, possibly drawn by warmer-than-normal ocean waters. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Sep 15
Sep 15
Bizarre lizard newest victim of reptile pet trade
By Herp News If you’ve never heard of the earless monitor lizard, you’re not alone: this cryptic lizard has long-escaped the attention of the larger public. But over the past couple years its bizarre appearance has been splashed across social media sites for reptile collectors. While this decidedly-quirky attention may seem benign, it could actually […]
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Turtle races added to Greater Andover Days
By Herp News On your mark…get set…CRAWL!Area turtle owners, it's time to get your pet turtle into racing shape and prepare for the return of turtle racing to the Greater Andover Days! Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Turtle Mountain tribe building new heritage center
By Herp News The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is preparing to start construction on a multimillion-dollar heritage center. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Protected areas do work, concludes study
By Herp News Protected areas are working. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of over 80 different studies on the efficacy of parks and nature reserves in safeguarding wildlife. Published in the open access journal, PLOS ONE, the new study finds that in general protected areas house higher abundances of wildlife as well as […]
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Ancient Flying Reptile Resembled Ikran From Avatar Movie
By Herp News John Hopton for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Fossils discovered in China are providing clues to a species of flying reptile that may have had a jaw pouch for catching and storing food. The pterosaurs lived around 120 million years ago and scientists working on the project noted that as well as […]
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Unusual mutation found in wild snake
A rare two-headed snake was found by a Turkish farmer. From BBC News: The young snake appears to belong to the Coluber genus of thin-bodied, fast-moving snakes commonly known as racers. Cuneyt Alpguven, who works at Antalya Aquarium’s reptile house, says two-headed snakes are very rare and have little chance of surviving in the wild. […]
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