By Herp News Researchers want a permanent station in Queensland to monitor populations of Flatback turtles. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Greenpeace today released a clever video highlighting the global biodiversity crisis with a little help from a much-beloved Disney film. While it might seem unlikely the Africa’s animals will vanish, this is exactly what’s happening in parts of the continent due to poaching, unsustainable bushmeat trade, habitat loss, massive development projects that […]

By Herp News Researchers are celebrating after an urgent global search turned up a female mate for a fish that is on the brink of extinction. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News U.S. calls ban necessary to protect wildlife A reptile industry trade group has gone to court to overturn a federal ban on the import of four species of large snake, including the Burmese pythons that have infested the Everglades. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

By Herp News U.S. calls ban necessary to protect wildlife A reptile industry trade group has gone to court to overturn a federal ban on the import of four species of large snake, including the Burmese pythons that have infested the Everglades.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News 1. China begins to tackle pollution, carbon emissions: As China’s environmental crisis worsens, the government has begun to unveil a series of new initiatives to curb record pollution and cut greenhouse emissions. The world’s largest consumer of coal, China’s growth in emissions is finally slowing and some experts believe the nation’s emissions […]

Birds do it. Crocodiles do it. Dinosaurs did it. And now it looks like monitor lizards are in the one-way, flow-through breathing club, too. That’s the word from researcher Emma Schachner in a recently-published article in the prestigious journal Nature. From the awesome Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week blog: After 1972, biologists had almost […]

By Herp News The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), perhaps the most well-known of Madagascar’s endemic animals, is facing a “very high” risk of extinction in the wild. The Madagascar Section of the IUCN Primate Specialist Group reassessed the Red List status of ring-tailed lemurs and upgraded the species from Near-Threatened (2008) to Endangered (2012). Ring-tailed […]

By Herp News The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), perhaps the most well-known of Madagascar’s endemic animals, is facing a “very high” risk of extinction in the wild. The Madagascar Section of the IUCN Primate Specialist Group reassessed the Red List status of ring-tailed lemurs and upgraded the species from Near-Threatened (2008) to Endangered (2012). Ring-tailed […]

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors, adviser for seven closed-end funds, today announced that Rand Berney will join its closed-end fund board of directors on Jan. 1, 2014. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Turtle Beach and Parametric Sound today announced that Turtle Beach has designated two independent directors to be appointed to the board of directors immediately after the closing of the pending merger … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

From Scientific American, an amazing overview of how male veiled chameleons display aggression, including turning their bodies into billboards and, of course, changing colors. Check out the video below, and then read about all the latest research into how color changes look to chameleon eyes here. Photo: Russell Ligon/Scientific American …read more Read more here: […]

By Herp News Researchers at the University of Utah have found that the savannah monitor lizard breathes like a bird through a one-way loop. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

There is so much to say about Frankie. He has a personality as big as Siberia. He is always surprising me. Oh, sometimes those surprises are outright stinky, messy, and destructive. Still Frankie has a friendly side that says, “Hey, I love you mom”. Of course, a carrot in hand always helps. The man-ly side […]

Thirteen-year-old Jackston Stone was born without feet, and suffered years of painful surgeries. Now he’s walking on snake-like prosthetic legs, thanks to the Shriners of Salt Lake City. From ABC News 4 Utah: That new choice meant wearing two prosthetics legs, and Jackson wanted his to look like snakes. “They’re like me,” Jackson Stone said. […]

By Herp News Jeff Corwin (and a few of his friends) stopped by to talk (and scare) Katie. First up was Katie’s favorite, a reptile. “I don’t usually get this cozy with my guests – but, honestly – yikes,” Katie said. “Don’t tell me you’re looking at a nice pair of boots,” Jeff responded. Can […]

By Herp News Across New Guinea, deforestation is occurring at increasing levels. Whether it be industrial logging, monoculture plantations, hunters felling trees in pursuit of arboreal wildlife, or other forms of forest conversion, deforestation is depleting not only forest carbon stocks and understory environments, but habitats for species who call tree cavities “home.” A new […]

By Herp News Across New Guinea, deforestation is occurring at increasing levels. Whether it be industrial logging, monoculture plantations, hunters felling trees in pursuit of arboreal wildlife, or other forms of forest conversion, deforestation is depleting not only forest carbon stocks and understory environments, but habitats for species who call tree cavities “home.” A new […]

By Herp News Researchers at the University of Utah have found that the savannah monitor lizard breathes like a bird through a one-way loop. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News 106 students were hospitalised of which everyone except found were discharged Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News GULFPORT, Miss. — American Truck Showrooms (www.americantruckshowrooms.com) recently donated $2,500 to Southeastern Louisiana University Turtle Cove's Environmental Research Station. (http://www.southeastern.edu/acad_research/programs/turtle_cove/index.html)… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The ancestor of snakes and lizards likely gave birth to live young, rather than laid eggs, and over time species have switched back and forth in their preferred reproductive mode, according to new research. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The ancestor of snakes and lizards likely gave birth to live young, rather than laid eggs, and over time species have switched back and forth in their preferred reproductive mode, according to new research. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News When the phone rings in the middle of the night at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in December, it usually means one thing: a sea turtle is in trouble. And the phones have been ringing fairly steadily over the past few weeks as dozens of the reptiles, exhausted and benumbed by wintry […]

By Herp News Kolkata-based men’s apparel and accessories maker Turtle Ltd expects to introduce its footwear range next week. According to Amit Ladsaria, Co-founder & Director, Turtle, initially 50-60 per cent of its stores will have the footwear range. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News In what will likely be considered one of the biggest (literally) zoological discoveries of the Twenty-First Century, scientists today announced they have discovered a new species of tapir in Brazil and Colombia. The new mammal, hidden from science but known to local indigenous tribes, is actually one of the biggest animals on […]

By Herp News Six reptiles, including a rare Komodo dragon, were killed on Monday in a fire at the San Antonio Zoo likely caused by an electric problem, zoo officials said. Zoo staff had to move venomous snakes and reptiles to safety after the fire broke out at the two-floor Komodo House, home to about […]

We all may love Bahamanian rock iguanas, but their digest tracts don’t love how we show that affection. From Scientific American: Hop on over to the photo-sharing site Flickr and you’ll find dozens of photos and videos of people eagerly feeding grapes to hungry iguanas on the beaches of the Bahamas. It looks like great […]

By Herp News Protected as they are by soft, hard or leathery shells, you would expect one of our most ancient vertebrates to be safer. But no. The turtles (and the tortoises) are among the most likely to disappear for ever, after 65 million years, at least, on earth. They need help, but quickly, just […]

By Herp News The snapping turtle with a fractured jaw recently underwent another surgical procedure after it became clear that his previous treatment was nonviable. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Protected as they are by soft, hard or leathery shells, you would expect one of our most ancient vertebrates to be safer. But no. The turtles (and the tortoises) are among the most likely to disappear for ever, after 65 million years, at least, on earth. They need help, but quickly, just […]

By Herp News In recent years, California’s Agassiz’s desert tortoise population has been decimated by shootings, residential and commercial development, vehicle traffic, respiratory disease and predation by ravens, dogs and coyotes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Two green sea turtles have been treated at the Houston Zoo after getting into trouble as Gulf water temperatures dropped below turtle comfort zones. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Climate change is widely believed to be behind the rapid decline of frog populations in the Andes mountains, but a new study finds that the real culprit is a deadly fungus that has wiped out amphibian species worldwide. Researchers found that highland frogs, while tolerant of increasing temperatures, live in the optimal […]

Check out our Herp Video of the Week, “Field Herping 2013,” submitted by kingsnake.com user smetlogik. 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

By Herp News Assif Mayar of Castro Valley was sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana. He used a 5-foot caiman named Mr. Teeth to guard his pot stash. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Assif Mayer of Castro Valley was sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana. He used a 5-foot caiman named Mr. Teeth to guard his pot stash. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News New studies shed light on ancient creatures’ dental structure and wear — and how these unique characteristics helped them live and adapt to their environments. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News KOTA KINABALU: It takes five months for a Green Turtle hatchling to grow up to a length of […] Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Ananth Baliga Dec. 12 (UPI) — Savannah monitor lizard's breathing makes one-way loop through the lungs, similar to birds and alligators — and possibly dinosaurs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links