By Herp News In another sign that Africa’s poaching crisis has gotten completely out of control, South Africa lost 1,004 rhinos to poachers last year. According to the numbers released today by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs, 2013 was the worst year yet for rhino poaching in the country with more than 3 […]

By Herp News A new species of toad was discovered hiding in the leaf litter of montane rain forest known as Peruvian Yungas (“warm valley” in translation). Like many other toads (family Bufonidae) inhabiting the forest floor, the new species Rhinella yunga has a cryptic body coloration resembling decaying leaves in the area, securing perfect […]

By Herp News Chile is probably best known for its volcanoes, earthquakes and the formidable peaks of the Andes, but as a country that spans 4,300 km (2,670 miles) from top to bottom, it also boasts a huge variety of bird life. And, until recently, it was home to what was thought to be the […]

By Herp News Chile is probably best known for its volcanoes, earthquakes and the formidable peaks of the Andes, but as a country that spans 4,300 km (2,670 miles) from top to bottom, it also boasts a huge variety of bird life. And, until recently, it was home to what was thought to be the […]

By Herp News Nematodes are typically small animals that to the naked eye look very much alike; however, these creatures are fantastically diverse —on a par with the arthropods in terms of species diversity. At face value, nematodes lack the charisma of larger animals, so there are very few biologists who have made it their […]

By Herp News Mumbai, March 26 : For over a century and quarter, the tiny Geckoella Jeyporensis, a small lizard measuring up to 10 cm, was given up as extinct. Now it has been spotted in the Eastern Ghats, causing scientists to cheer. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. […]

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By Herp News Parametric Sound Corporation , a leading innovator of audio products and solutions, today announced that it has completed its merger with privately-held Turtle Beach, the market leader in video game audio. … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Scientists knew that snow leopards (Panthera uncia) still survived in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan, but late last year they captured the first ever photos. Camera traps in the Gissar Nature Reserve took photos of the big cats, along with bear, lynx, ibex, wild boar, and other mammals. The camera trap […]

Scientists have long believed lizards are asocial, but research by Cissy Ballen, Richard Shine, and Mats Olsson of the University of Sydney using veiled chameleons suggests the lizards are a fairly social species after all. From Wired Science: Ballen and her colleagues staged interactions between pairs of chameleons when the animals were two months old. […]

By Herp News OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 15 (UPI) — An Oklahoma City man said he canceled his plans for a quesadilla lunch when he discovered what appeared to be a deceased lizard among his tortillas. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

What’s beautiful? The sweet sounds of the Harding University choir as heard in the Reptile House at the Cincinnati Zoo. Watch below: …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The mystery inside a tortilla bag bought at an Oklahoma City Wal-Mart is sparking a food company investigation of sorts. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors today announced that Michelle Kelly, Kyle Krueger, James Mick, Edward Russell, Matthew Sallee and Robert Thummel have been promoted to the role of managin Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News At a summit in 2010, the world’s 13 tiger range states pledged to double the number of tigers (Panthera tigris) in the wild by 2020. Today, non-tiger state Germany announced its assistance toward that end. Through its KfW Development Bank, the German government has pledged around $27 million (20 million Euro) to […]

By Herp News 2K and Turtle Rock Studios, creators of the cooperative shooter classic Left 4 Dead , today officially announced Evolve , an all-new multiplayer shooter experience. Evolve will be available this fall for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

By Herp News Often touted as low-impact, remote oil roads in the Amazon are, in fact, having a large impact on frogs living in flowers in the upper canopy, according to a new paper published in PLOS ONE. In Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park, massive bromeliads grow on tall tropical trees high in the canopy and […]

By Herp News Parametric Sound Corporation , a leading innovator of audio products and solutions, today announced that Juergen Stark, CEO of Turtle Beach, will present at the 16th Annual Needham Growth Conference on … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News 2K and Turtle Rock Studios, creators of the cooperative shooter classic Left 4 Dead, today officially announced Evolve™, an all-new multiplayer shooter experience. First revealed e Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

It’s hard to know how we missed this froggy story from last fall, but we did. From the Atlantic: NASA’s Minotaur V rocket blasted off from its launchpad at a spaceport in Virginia, carrying the LADEE spacecraft on the first leg of its trip from Earth to the moon. The scene that resulted was beautiful. […]

By Herp News A tortoise beat a rabbit in a skiing competition held for pets and their owners in China, a report said on Tuesday. Cats and dogs faced off against a menagerie including a rooster and a yellow duck in a race to the finish line on snowy slopes in Henan province, the state-run […]

By Herp News A tortoise has beaten a rabbit in a skiing competition held for pets and their owners in northern China. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Can a tortoise actually “run” away? Whatever the velocity, a 100 pound tortoise lumbered 30 miles before he was found and taken in by a foster family. It took the reptile six months to cover the distance. Earlier this month the animal was reunited with… Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News The Dallas Safari Club has auctioned off a permit to shoot-and-kill a Critically Endangered black rhino in Namibia for $350,000. The club says the proceeds from the auction will aid rhino conservation, but the move has upset many wildlife organizations and attracted protestors outside the closed-door auction. In fact the issue has […]

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Texas is considering banning the gassing of rattlesnakes and other animals in the state, but the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. doesn’t think a ban will impact the barbaric “rattslesnake round-ups,” which torture and kill rattlesnakes, but rarely use gas. From NPR: Pouring gasoline or other noxious chemicals into the earth to force rattlesnakes and […]

By Herp News A 100-pound tortoise featured in the Maricopa Monitor's “pet of the week” section has been reunited with his original owners, a full year after the reptile wandered off into the desert. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News CASA GRANDE — A 100-pound tortoise featured in the Maricopa Monitor's “pet of the week” section has been reunited with his original owners, a full year after the reptile wandered off into the desert. Rewind to April 2013. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

By Herp News Police in Indonesia’s Aceh province have arrested two wildlife trafficking suspects allegedly behind five tiger poaching rings operating in the forests of northern Sumatra. The arrests followed a months-long investigation and an undercover sting operation in which police seized thousands of dollars worth of illegal animal parts. Go to Source …read more […]

By Herp News A Wizard's Lizard, the action RPG from Lost Decade Games about a wizard's pet reptile seeking to save his master from the clutches of Death, will launch on January 22 on Desura and Gamersgate. If you've ever played Gauntlet or The Binding of Isaac, … Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News Council approves first reading of land sale ordinance Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Licensed headsets due in 2014 as Turtle Beach pens deals with Sony, Microsoft, Respawn and EA. Expected to debut in Q3, the PS4 and Vita range will feature “tournament grade” headsets, along with traditional gaming and entertainment orientated devices on the way, too. “Turtle Beach is excited to work with Sony to […]

By Herp News A Palm Beach County man, who previously served a federal prison sentence for poaching sea turtle eggs, is facing new charges that he stole 316 sea turtle eggs from nests in Juno Beach.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The cold-stunned green sea turtle brought near death to the South Carolina Aquarium on Wednesday is one plucky little reptile, it turns out. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The cold-stunned green sea turtle brought near death to the South Carolina Aquarium on Wednesday is one plucky little reptile, it turns out. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Biologists have found that island lizards are “tame” compared to their mainland relatives, confirming Charles Darwin’s observations of island tameness. Darwin had noted that island animals often acted tame, and presumed that they had evolved to be so after coming to inhabit islands that lacked most predators. The researchers found island lizards […]

By Herp News Rove beetles are among the most diverse animals on the planet, with around 56,000 species currently described. Amongst this multitude of species is a dazzling array of adaptations perhaps best illustrated by the genus Stenus. These beetles, with their bulbous eyes and slender bodies are often found near water running swiftly over […]

Check out this video “Field Herping in Colorado” submitted by kingsnake.com user jfarah. 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: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Mobile Bound in the back of a Toyota Prius.Dreaming of sun, a big yard, grass, carrots and Rosie.Hello, Mobile! I have arrived!What type of sorcery is this? This is not my yard!Better take me on a walk.Can you keep up with me?Fence building that couldn’t happen sooner.Is this my yard?Yard taste really good.All mine.Giving out […]

By Herp News In a precedent-setting case, an Indonesian court has found a palm oil company guilty of violating environmental laws and ordered it to pay $30 million in fines and reparations for clearing an area of protected peat forest that is a stronghold for endangered orangutans in Indonesia’s Aceh Province. In a ruling handed […]