By Herp News By examining research on global patterns of amphibian diversification over hundreds of millions of years, researchers have discovered that ‘sexually dimorphic’ species — those in which males and females differ in size, for example — are at lower risk of extinction and better able to adapt to diverse environments. Go to Source […]

When most people think of amphibians, they think of newts, frogs, toads, and salamanders. Very rarely do you see people keeping or talking about yet another species that we know as caecilians. Caecilians are amphibians easily mistaken for a slimy earthworm or snake. But as we take a deeper look at this species, we see […]

The alligator population in North Carolina is growing, but allowing a hunting season may hurt their long-term security. From newsobserver.com: Moorman, coordinator of N.C. State’s fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology program, said he couldn’t estimate the state’s overall population. He said the survey didn’t try to tabulate all possible gators. They’ve shown up in recent […]

By Herp News A female leatherback turtle weighing hundreds of pounds crawled onto Singer Island one night last week, becoming the first known sea turtle to lay eggs in South Florida this year. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

This copperhead is proof gold isn’t the most precious of metals. See what we mean in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user HerpLver! Be sure to tell HerpLver you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more […]

By Herp News A female leatherback turtle weighing hundreds of pounds crawled onto Singer Island one night last week, becoming the first known sea turtle to lay eggs in South Florida this year. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Want to scour the beach in early morning hours searching for sea turtle nests? Click to Continue » Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Terra cotta on olive green. The name on the tank was Trimeresurus kanburiensis, Kanburian bamboo viper. Unlike the all green bamboo vipers that looked much the same and only seldom had any collecting data, there was no mistaking this one for any taxon that I had seen before. It was in the 1970s and Patti […]

A 7 year old iguana named Godzilla is back with her owners after the thief sold her to a pet store. From ABC News: The reptile-napper was caught on surveillance camera snatching Godzilla from her outdoor sanctuary in front of Paramount Pet Enterprise on Monday. Store owner Holly Cepeda said Godzilla is well-known in the […]

Not much is cuter than the sight of a baby radiated tortoise catching his first breath of air in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user marcp! Be sure to tell marcp you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured […]

When I think of Plethodontid salamanders, the Northern red salamander, Pseudotriton ruber ruber, is usually the first one that comes to mind. Red salamanders can be brilliantly colored bright reddish-orange with black spots, making it a very beautiful amphibian. Northern red salamanders usually inhabit areas in or near small streams and springs. These lungless salamanders […]

By Herp News For most of us, the Arctic is not at the front of our minds. We view it as cold, stark, and, most importantly, distant. Yet, even in an age of vast ecological upheaval, one could argue that no biome in the world is changing so rapidly or so irrevocably. Two hundred plus […]

By Herp News SLADE — Jim Harrison does not blame the snake that bit him. Harrison, who with his wife Kristen operates the Kentucky Reptile Zoo and Venom Sales in a sprawling complex… Click to Continue » Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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By Herp News Malaysia’s Daily Express recently published graphic photos of poachers in the Malaysian state of Sabah posing proudly with a number of illegally slaughtered large animals, including the incredibly rare and cryptic banteng. Wild, forest cattle, banteng are scattered across parts of Southeast Asia, but Borneo is home to a distinct subspecies: Bos […]

Seeing a loggerhead turtle tangled in a net, surfer Mitu Monteiro did the only sensible thing – he rescued the turtle. From the New York Post: Over the past six months, scientists have collected 12 snakes and milked them of their venom. The snakes have been stored in a fluid preservative. The snakes belong to […]

Here’s to hoping this smiling albino fire salamander (Salamandra s. terrestris) in our herp photo of the day brightens up your Monday morning! It’s uploaded by kingsnake.com user alessio. Be sure to tell alessio you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! […]

By Herp News Good news for green sea turtles of the Mediterranean: Researchers have identified the marine habitats that are crucial to their survival. Anyone can see the data used in the study, as well as regular updates on the turtles’ locations, at seaturtle.org, Godley said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

If you can’t be with the one you love, honey, love the one you’re with! It’s a tortoise’s idea of romance for Valentine’s Day! 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: […]

By Herp News A new study has identified two major foraging grounds of the Mediterranean green turtle and recommends the creation of a new Marine Protected Area to preserve the vulnerable species. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Please replace the release dated Feb. 9, 2015, with the following corrected version due to revisions. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

It’s winter. Cold and overcast seven days a week: Very unsuitable for a outdoor loving sulcata. Frankie sits in the bathroom designated his winter stomping grounds. Those dark round eyes that follow me say “I hate you. Mom” Just like the cold-gripped Northeast bundled with snow, there is little venturing out for Frankie OR me. […]

We can feel the love from this Kenyan sand boa in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Thera! Be sure to tell Thera you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake […]

By Herp News Last fall, tourists to the north rim of the Grand Canyon reported seeing a gray wolf. The only problem was there had been no wolves in the area for over 70 years. Still, it turned out the animal in question was not a coyote or stray dog, but, indeed a female gray […]

“Hey, Dick, here’s a gopher!” “Gopher tortoise, gopher frog, or pocket gopher?” “Gopher tortoise–and it’s a baby.” It was early August and Jake and I were on a jaunt hoping to find a photogenic pale-throated anole (a green anole with a gray rather than a red dewlap). So far we had failed, but during our […]

Melbourne is building a new venom library, where researchers can investigate new anti-venoms and medicinal uses for venom. From the Guardian: Over the past six months, scientists have collected 12 snakes and milked them of their venom. The snakes have been stored in a fluid preservative. The snakes belong to the tiger snake lineage of […]

Move over, Grumpy Cat! This grumpy male frilled dragon is our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mizzy! Be sure to tell mizzy you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No […]

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has lobbied for dangerous wild animal bills in various states throughout the country. As we enter the legislative season in many states, it seems timely to review the stated position of HSUS regarding wild animals as pets. The organization states it “strongly opposes keeping wild animals as […]

Students and staff at a Vermont college are worried after the school’s rainbow boa disappeared. From WPTZ News: School officials say a boa constrictor disappeared from its cage at the Jeffords Center over the weekend. Students had a snow day Monday. On Tuesday, the professor who owns the snake discovered it was gone. “I didn’t […]

Little do these baby Galapagos tortoises realize, but they will soon be some of the largest tortoises in the world! These cuties are our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jerry d fife! Be sure to tell jerry you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, […]

By Herp News Lizard Squad, the group notorious for carrying out cyberattacks on the Sony PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live network in December, claims it hacked Facebook, Instagram and other popular services. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News 2K and Turtle Rock Studios announced today that Evolve™, the 4v1 shooter in which four Hunters cooperatively fight to take down a single-player controlled Monster, is now available worldwide for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC. Go to Source …read more […]

Are there really coquis in Florida? The longer I search for these little frogs, the more certain I become that they are temporary visitors at best, and that nowhere in the United States are they resident. There is no question that a few occasionally are found in plant nurseries in southernmost Florida and a few […]

An Australian carpet python was caught in the middle of snacking on a possum. From the Courier Mail: Sunshine Coast snake catcher Stuart McKenzie said while carpet pythons are common across the north coast he’s never come across one dining out. Mr McKenzie said the python was as big as they come. “This is one […]

Often thought to be a fish, the rubber eel is actually a caecilian from South America — and also our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user chrish! Be sure to tell chrish you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured […]

By Herp News Irene Gaz with the Volusia Marine Science Center returns Rizzo, a juvenile green sea turtle, to the ocean Monday after it was rehabilitated at the center in Ponce Inlet. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Authorities in Sabah are failing to enforce anti-poaching laws, undermining governance and wildlife protection efforts in the Malaysian Borneo state, argues a letter published by several local conservation groups. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News More than 1200 turtle activities have been recorded at Eighty Mile Beach this season, according to the Department of Parks and Wildlife. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors announces upcoming distribution amounts and dates for its closed-end funds, reflecting distribution growth for most funds. These distribution increases st Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

The often-underestimated beauty of a Macklot’s python shines through in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Bob Garby! Be sure to tell Bob you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake […]