By Herp News When it comes to genitalia, nature enjoys variety. Snakes and lizards have two. Birds and people have one. And while the former group’s paired structures are located somewhat at the level of the limbs, ours, and the birds’, appear a bit further down. In fact, snake and lizard genitalia are derived from […]

By Herp News Cartorhynchus lenticarpus, a dinosaur-era sea reptile, had a body built to live in two worlds, a new study says. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ichthyosaurs were a hugely successful group of marine reptiles that flourished in the world's oceans for more than 150 million years, with many looking much like today's dolphins and some getting even bigger than a sperm whale. But the extensive ichthyosaur fossil record had not included […]

By Herp News An ancient marine reptile with seal-like flippers may have been adapted to life on the land as well as in the sea, scientists believe. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — These are fertile – and historic – times at the Audubon Zoo Reptile Encounter. In recent weeks, Zoo staff has welcomed the first-ever births of critically endangered false gharials at Audubon. Gharials, a freshwater crocodilian native to Southeast Asia with a very thin and elongated snout, have […]

Unlike a mythical dragon, bearded dragons and fire don’t go together. From The Daily Mail: Crews were called to a terraced house in Bolton, Greater Manchester, just before 11am this morning when a fire began behind the fridge-freezer. When firefighters arrived they found a woman outside with her two husky dogs, who told them her […]

Just when you thought the Discovery Channel couldn’t sink any lower. Just when you thought reality TV couldn’t get any stupider. Along comes “Eaten Alive,” wherein the Discovery Channel will dress a man in a “snake-proof suit” and lett an anaconda eat him alive. It’s not just stupid, it’s cruel to the snake. It’s not […]

By Herp News Over 70 years since the last gray wolf was killed in Grand Canyon National Park, the top predator may be back. Tourists have reported numerous sightings—and taken photos—of a wolf-like animal roaming federal forest land just north of the park. Agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now intend to capture […]

It may be possible to estimate the number of extinctions in the past 100 years, but this photo collection shows that it is hard to truly quantify the damage done when a species disappears. From Pixable: Below, take a look at every animal (except insects, which are extremely difficult to catalogue but which you can […]

By Herp News Brooks Hays TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.H., Nov. 3 (UPI) — Paleontologists have unearthed a 90-million-year-old fossilized turtle in southern New Mexico, near the town of Truth or Consequences. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Oct. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.4 billion and its unaudited net asset value Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Oct. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $444.5 million and its unaudit Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Oct. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $467.0 million and its unaud Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Oct. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $258.4 million and Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of Oct. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $4.5 billion and its unaudited ne Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Special to the TIMES NEWS Christina Obrecht, owner of Christina's Reptile & Sanctuary in Palmerton, holds one of her alligators as part of her speaking engagement earlier this month at Penn State University's main campus in State College. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

By Herp News Bored of  Destiny ? Is  Assassin's Creed  no longer cutting it? Perhaps your gaming tastes require something a bit more classically inspired, such as  Lizard , the latest game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Targeting the must-have powerhouse console of 1985, Lizard is the brainchild of Canadian developer Brad Smith, who is currently Kickstarting its release. Described […]

By Herp News Fossilized turtle believed to have lived tens of millions of years ago excavated in New Mexico Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Have any mummy trick-or-treaters this year? What about mummified snakes? From io9: Ancient Egyptians didn’t prepare only human bodies for the afterlife; cats, baboons, crocodiles, canines, and birds have all been found mummified. But there’s something particularly delightful about this long and skinny coffin for snake. This coffin is part of the Brooklyn Museum’s collection […]

By Herp News Evolve's alpha is still going strong, but Turtle Rock wants to push it to its limits before pulling the plug. In an e-mail sent to alpha participants, Turtle Rock thanked everyone for helping to test the servers, but also asked that everyone sign on today to help push the servers harder. Today, […]

By Herp News A sea turtle hatchling faces huge odds against survival from the moment its mother plops her soft eggs into their sandy cradle on Volusia and Flagler county beaches. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed including the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox), smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica), and spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES or Convention), including live and dead […]

By Herp News Anybody who has lived or played in Florida likely has been called out by a finger-long lizard that taunts people with bold stares, push-ups and throat flexing. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Global warming is altering the reproduction of plants and animals, notably accelerating the date when reproduction and other life processes occur. A new study has discovered that some amphibians are capable of making their offspring grow at a faster rate if they have been born later due to the climate. Go to […]

By Herp News A fungal disease from Asia wiped out salamanders in parts of Europe and will likely reach the US through the international wildlife trade in Asian newts sold as pets, say US experts. Scientists report the fungus arose in Asia 30 million years ago and is lethal to many European and American newt […]