Worried about federal overreach, and because they’re “creepy,” lawmakers rejected a bill championed by a local school girl to name the Idaho giant salamander the state amphibian. From the Star Tribune: Frank Lundberg, a herpetologist, testified in support of the bill and was disappointed after it failed. “It is a mistake to ever overestimate the […]

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By Herp News Only about 3,000 of these rare turtles are believed to remain in the wild, a number that is shrinking rapidly. Over the past two months at least 186 forest turtles—more than 6 percent of the entire known population—have been rescued from five groups of poachers who intended to sell them on the […]

By Herp News Fins up, dude! A professional kite surfer gave a sea turtle the ride of a lifetime when he used his board to rescue the creature from certain death. Mitu Monteiro,… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News For the first time, Indonesia has sentenced an illegal manta ray trafficker to jail time and a fine, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

It had rained, poured, rained, then misted all day and Jake wanted to see a Florida gopher frog – badly. So badly that he swore that if I would just get him to where they were chorusing he WOULD NOT come back to the car without a picture. We visited and failed at some of […]

After a snake common in Sri Lanka was found in India, scientists now suspect the two countries were once connected by land. From the International Business Times: The snake can jump five metres and disappear in a trice, says wildlife biologist Bubesh Guptha who has spotted it near the temple town of Tirumala in the […]

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By Herp News With flatback hatchlings continuing to dig clear of the nests lining Cemetery Beach to begin their lives at sea, turtle monitors are hailing the latest nesting season a success. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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By Herp News Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Jan. 31, 2015, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $250.1 million and 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 Jan. 31, 2015, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.1 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 Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Jan. 31, 2015, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $408.2 million and its unaud 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 Jan. 31, 2015, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $4.1 billion and its unaudited ne Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

India is truly the land of the cobra, with five species of cobra found there, including the king cobram Ophiophagus hannah. The spectacled or Indian cobra, Naja naja, is one of the most common cobras found in the Indian subcontinent. They are found in all parts of India exept the snowy mountains of the Himalayan […]

Last spring, while hiking around at a lake in Northeast Alabama, we found a queen snake, Regina septemvittata, basking on a limb about six feet above the water. I stood there and watched the snake for about five minutes, trying to figure out a way to get close enough to get a photograph without the […]

A search by conservationists in Oregon for western pond turtle eggs revealed yielded none. From the Statesman Journal: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife conservation biologist Susan Barnes called the failure to spot a single individual at 15 sites “moderately alarming.” “It’s clear that there are not a lot of turtles out there, but it […]

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By Herp News A pet bearded dragon lizard has died after her owner drove the reptile more than 1,700 miles to a Florida Keys veterinarian for a surgical procedure to remove a massive cancerous tumor. Sandra Mitchell of Portland, Maine, made the trip with 8-year-old “Beardie” because she said airlines refused to let her carry […]

By Herp News Teo was returned to Puxton Park Farm, only to be pinched along with the farm's second tortoise, Taylor, hours later Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The founder of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo was hospitalized after being bitten by a rattlesnake while extracting venom from the reptile. The Lexington Herald-Leader ( http://bit.ly/1BKqtUu ) reports that Jim Harrison, director of the Powell County facility, was bitten Friday when the snake broke a restraining tube and […]

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By Herp News In the visual displays of certain types of lizards, the order of movements is important for passing meaning along. The post In Lizard Visual Displays, Order Matters appeared first on WIRED . Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

India’s wall-climbing extreme athlete is also its cutest snake: The wolf snake, Lycodon aulicus. These snakes are quite aggressive and quick to bite, but they are non-venomous and their bite is just a prick — which I know because I’ve been bitten many times. In fact, most of my friends think the wolf snake is […]

By Herp News A children's book inspired by the turtle breeding season will be launched in Broome next week. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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By Herp News Tracking lions, photographing bats, collecting insects, bringing elephants home: it’s all part of a day’s work in Gorongosa National Park. This vast wilderness in Mozambique was ravaged by civil war. However, a unique and ambitious 20-year-effort spearheaded by Greg Carr through the Gorongosa Restoration Project is working to restore this rich and […]

The calls of the various anurans were almost deafening as we maneuvered the motor canoe in and out of the beds of floating water lettuce and hyacinths. Pings, squeaks, grunts, groans, beeps, and clicks of various pitches and intensities intermingle and require stopping and listening intently to sort out. Most of the callers were hylids […]

An 8th grader in Idaho is pushing her representatives to declare the Idaho giant salamander the state amphibian. From the Spokesman-Review: The young woman has been pushing the bill for five years now, and last year, it passed the Senate on a 33-2 vote. But it never got a committee hearing in the House. “In […]

By Herp News The ill-fated national airline could not have been more unfortunate over the past one year. Following the two shocking air crashes, MAS' website was intruded by hackers merely three days ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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By Herp News Lizard Squad may have claimed to have taken down Facebook and its photo sharing property Instagram, but a source with knowledge of the matter tells Forbes it was almost certainly an internal error. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The world’s migrating monarch butterfly population has bounced back slightly from its record low last year, but the new numbers are still the second smallest on record. According to WWF-Mexico and the Mexican government, butterflies covered 2.79 acres (1.13 hectares) in nine colonies this year in the Mexican forests where the insects […]

With a recent discovery of a new species, the total of different types of tree frog living in Vietnam is up to 73. From Vietnam Net: The new species is named Kurixalus motokawai to honor Dr. Masaharu Motokawa from Kyoto University. He is a researcher of mammals and has made many contributions to the study […]

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By Herp News Yesterday, the seven men accused of brutally murdering Jairo Mora Sandoval on a beach in Costa Rica two years ago were acquitted of the crime. Sandoval’s murder shocked the Central American country—long known for the progressive protection of its lush rainforests and sweeping beaches—but the judge who acquitted the accused cited reasonable […]

By Herp News Fossilized remains of four ancient snakes have been dated between 140 and 167 million years old — nearly 70 million years older than the previous record of ancient snake fossils — and are changing the way we think about the origins of snakes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]