By Herp News Biologists at the University of Porto, in Portugal, have found that the Iberian emerald lizards' skin reflects light in different ways depending on what angle it is being viewed at. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News On November 3, 2014, I woke up to check my flight status from Bangalore to New York. What I found when I opened my laptop was a mindboggling amount of emails, hate mail, death threats, and interview requests. The numbers were staggering. The night before, the Discovery Channel had aired the first […]

By Herp News A team of mechanical engineers has used the same scientific principles employed by the sticky feet of geckos to create a superhero climbing device. With patents pending, they are poised to wrap their sticky fingers around some hard cash. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

Mid-August in the Deep South is hot and muggy, so we wanted to get an early start to our hike. This morning we were going to flip some boards before the sun made conditions too hot for anything to utilize them as cover. Across a dirt road where a forest of oak, pine, and magnolia […]

Some scientists predict we are heading toward a mass extinction event. From the Guardian: A stark depiction of the threat hanging over the world’s mammals, reptiles, amphibians and other life forms has been published by the prestigious scientific journal, Nature. A special analysis carried out by the journal indicates that a staggering 41% of all […]

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By Herp News At the start of December, a notorious hacker gang named “Lizard Squad” issued a threat: it would take down over Christmas the PlayStation and Xbox Live networks, the online services that some video games need in order run from a home console. Despite most hackers being “in it for the lulz” — […]

By Herp News A pre-Jurassic era fossil of a carnivorous marine reptile has been found on a beach in south Wales. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News London, Dec 21 (IANS) A pre-Jurassic era fossil of a carnivorous marine reptile has been found on a beach in south Wales. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News BACK TO THE WILD: Ben Nadler from Australian Seabird Rescue releases Shelayne the green sea turtle at Flat Rock. Cathy Adams Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Ssonoma, Calif.– K-PAX Racing, the only team campaigning McLaren sports cars in North America, is partnering with Flying Lizard Motorsports to manage its racecar program for the 2015 Pirelli World Challenge season. K-PAX will draw upon Flying Lizard’s diverse, international racing and logistics expertise throughout the upcoming season. K-PAX and Flying Lizard […]

By Herp News A 7-foot-long, fossilized skeleton of an extinct marine reptile has been discovered in the U.K. Jonathan Bow, a 34-year-old computer programmer, found what's believed to be an ichthyosaur fossil as he walked along Penarth Beach in South Wales with his brother, Wales Online reported Friday . “Something this large and complete is […]

By Herp News Seemingly every year scientists set a new record with the number of species they describe. 2014 will be no exception. Below are some of the ‘new species’ highlights from the past year. The list includes species whose descriptions were first published in 2014. Some of the ‘discoveries’ occurred in years prior. Go […]

By Herp News One turtle previously unable to move was able to roll around with the help of a LEGO wheelchair. 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 the Open Beta test for the much anticipated 4v1 shooter, Evolve™, is coming exclusively to Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, January 15 – 19, 2015. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns 'AAA' ratings to the following senior unsecured notes issued by Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp : Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

In March 2014, West Virginia enacted the Dangerous Wild Animal (DWA) law, which was lobbied for heavily by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and its affiliated WV organizations. Similar bills had previously failed in WV, dying in legislative committee and once progressing far enough to be vetoed by WV’s Governor. Although the […]

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By Herp News A 7ft skeleton of a carnivorous marine reptile is found on a beach in south Wales Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced that the Chief Executive Officer, Juergen Stark and Chief Financial Officer, John Hanson will be presenting … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A viral YouTube video showing a tortoise pushing another back on its feet may be a case of aggressive courtship, expert says. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News By comparing camera trapping findings with genetic samples taken from feces, biologists have determined that the density of ocelots on Barro Colorado Island in Panama is the highest yet recorded. There are over three ocelots per every two square kilometers (0.77 square miles) on the island. Go to Source …read more Read […]

By Herp News Can you sing The Twelve Days of Christmas without two turtle doves? Well, that just might be the future of the holiday classic. Populations of the iconic birds have plummeted in the past few decades, falling 77 percent in Europe since 1980 and 96 percent in the United Kingdom since 1970. Go […]

By Herp News A strange marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs that was recently unearthed in China may shed light on how life recovered after the greatest mass extinction in Earth's history, researchers say. The creatures were odd-looking predators that grew to about 6 feet (2 meters) in size, and have so far only […]

The peeps were deafening. We were standing on the edge of a rain-filled drainage ditch that paralleled a busy North Central Florida highway. The rain, a deluge a few minutes earlier continued to fall in a fine but steady sprinkle. Rather than frightening and silencing the singers, the sounds of the streaming traffic, rubber on […]

A newly identified poison dart frog is already threatened. From mongabay.com: “Many scientists are surprised about this discovery. People thought that it was difficult to find a new species of poison frog in this region of the country,” stated Abel Batista. “In Panama almost all areas are well investigated, and finding a such bright colored […]

By Herp News Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) A new species of short-necked marine reptile called Hupehsuchia from the Triassic period has been discovered in China. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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By Herp News A new species of short-necked marine reptile from the Triassic period has been discovered in China. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News ( PLOS ) A new species of short-necked marine reptile from the Triassic period has been discovered in China. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

A group of women is fighting to protect the habitat of Blanding’s turtles from development. From keysnet.com: “We started out with as six little old ladies,” laughs Cheryl Anderson. “Now we’ve got eight little old ladies.” But, she adds quickly, they’ve managed to rally support from across the county — and the country — to […]

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By Herp News Marking the first pilot order from network president Kevin Reilly Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

The Florida panhandle is one of our favorite places. Even in months like December when much of the rest of the country is feeling the icy grip of winter, the panhandle experiences much milder conditions and on warmer days we’re even able to see a few snakes and other reptiles. So there we were, December […]

The Florida panhandle is one of our favorite places. Even in months like December when much of the rest of the country is feeling the icy grip of winter, the panhandle experiences much milder conditions and on warmer days we’re even able to see a few snakes and other reptiles. So there we were, December […]

The Florida panhandle is one of our favorite places. Even in months like December when much of the rest of the country is feeling the icy grip of winter, the panhandle experiences much milder conditions and on warmer days we’re even able to see a few snakes and other reptiles. So there we were, December […]

By Herp News At the start of December, a notorious hacker gang named “Lizard Squad” issued a threat: it would take down over Christmas the PlayStation and Xbox Live networks, the online services that some video games need in order run from a home console. Despite most hackers being “in it for the lulz” — […]

By Herp News Universal PicturesA hacker group known as Lizard Squad almost ruined Christmas for video game players. At the start of December, a notorious hacker gang named “Lizard Squad” issued a threat: it would take down over Christmas the PlayStation and Xbox Live networks, the online services that some video games need in order […]

By Herp News Persistence is the key factor in the two most common human stressors on tropical wildlife. In Malaysian Borneo, hunting continually diminishes wildlife populations, whereas the negative impacts from selective logging are more transient, according to a recent study in Conservation Biology. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products […]