By Herp News Based on a single tooth from Australia, scientists believe they have discovered a giant, meter-long (3.3 feet) duck-billed platypus that likely fed on fish, frogs, and even turtles, according to a new study in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. At least twice the size of a modern duckbilled platypus, the scientists say the […]

By Herp News A breeding population of a critically endangered harlequin toad thought to be extinct in Costa Rica has been discovered in a tract of highland forest in the Central American country, reports a paper published in Amphibia-Reptilia. Atelopus varius, an orange-and-black harlequin toad, was once relatively common from central Costa Rica to western […]

By Herp News A new study shows that snakes can optimize their vision by controlling the blood flow in their eyes when they perceive a threat. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News THE fifth annual Scales and Tails Reptile Festival on Saturday at North Ipswich Reserve promises to be entertaining and educational. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The wisdom of linking oddball songwriter Nellie McKay with the jazzy string quartet Turtle Island wasn't immediately clear but, at The American Theatre on Friday, the pairing was often magical.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Carrying an alligator bag on an airline flight is fine, but live alligators are banned from boarding. That might explain why a toothy reptile was slithering around Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Friday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Do you scream when you see a lizard? Read on to find out why lizards are important to us. Text and pictures J. Subramanean Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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By Herp News (CNN) — Carrying an alligator bag on an airline flight is fine, but live alligators are banned from boarding. That… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The alligator will eventually find a new life in a reptile park — after getting a few months of treatment for stunted growth. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Carrying an alligator bag on an airline flight is fine, but live alligators are banned from boarding. That might explain why a toothy reptile was slithering around Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Friday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Carrying an alligator bag on an airline flight is fine, but live alligators are banned from boarding. That might explain why a toothy reptile was slithering around Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Friday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News He has counted sea-turtle nests in the Key West National Wildlife Refuge for nearly a quarter-century but federal biologist Tom Wilmers never saw a year like this. “It's a year beyond my wildest dreams,” Wilmers said. “It's phenomenal … fabulous.” Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. […]

By Herp News Edgar Ortega is a reptile guy. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. today announced that as of Oct. 31, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $1.1 billion and its unaudited net asset Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise North American Energy Corp. today announced that as of Oct. 31, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $264.8 million and its unaudited Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Oct. 31, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $459.4 million and its unaudit 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 Oct. 31, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.2 billion and its unaudited ne 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 Oct. 31, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $399.0 million and its unaud Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Oct. 31, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $233.2 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 Oct. 31, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.0 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 Researchers returning from an expedition to a cloud forest in Colombia have released photos of the world’s most recently-discovered carnivore, the olinguito. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Researchers returning from an expedition to a cloud forest in Colombia have released photos of the world’s most recently-discovered carnivore, the olinguito. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Police seized 16 pythons, a venomous snake and a lizard from a house in east Gatineau on Wednesday and a 24-year-old man is facing charges. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SINGAPORE – A monitor lizard was caught on camera taking a stroll near Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. A contributor to citizen journalism website Stomp sent in a picture, saying that he saw the lizard while he was in the vicinity today. He added that he was surprised to see the monitor lizard […]

Planning on heading for next year’s G20 Summit in Australia? Don’t bring your snake. From the Brisbane Times: Police have been granted the power to search anyone carrying eggs, cans of beans, model planes, surfboards, insects or reptiles near security areas, under new laws for the G20 summit. The G20 Safety and Security Bill was […]

By Herp News More than 25,000 green sea turtle nests were counted on 26 state beaches this year, more than twice the previous record. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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By Herp News Police seized 16 pythons, a poisonous snake and a lizard from a house in east Gatineau on Wednesday and a 24-year-old man is facing charges. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A major premise of biology, as any high-schooler can tell you, is the study of the connections between organisms. Perhaps nowhere is there a better example of this than in Malaysia, where the population of Endangered Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni) is being undercut by dwindling prey. A recent study by MYCAT, […]

By Herp News A major premise of biology, as any high-schooler can tell you, is the study of the connections between organisms. Perhaps nowhere is there a better example of this than in Malaysia, where the population of Endangered Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni) is being undercut by dwindling prey. A recent study by MYCAT, […]

An alligator snapping turtle was found in Oregon reservoir last week. From KGW.com: It was the first time the invasive species was found in eastern Oregon, according to Rick Boatner of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The species is native to the southeastern United States, Boatner said. It can grow to 250 lbs. […]

By Herp News A rare turtle sighting is making waves on B.C.'s north coast. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News As long-time followers of The Prudent Speculator would be quick to attest, the ideas that we convey are simple and consistent. Like the turtle in the Tortoise and the Hare, we believe that long-term investment success favors those who hunt for value as opposed to chasers of hot trends. Readers of these […]

By Herp News With the help of DNA tests, scientists have declared a new dolphin species that dwells off the coast of northern Australia. The discovery was made after a team of researchers looked at the world’s humpback dolphins (in the genus Sousa), which sport telltale humps just behind their dorsal fins. While long-known to […]

By Herp News Green sea turtle nests have exceeded the state’s expectations this year. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Let’s go surfin’ now, all the snakes are learnin’ how… Okay, not all the snakes. But some Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes have been spotted on a Florida beach and in the ocean recently. From WFTV.com: Valeh Levy shot video Friday New Smyrna Beach but said her son was one of the first surfers to spot the […]

By Herp News An expedition to Cape York Peninsula in north-east Australia has found three vertebrate species new to science and isolated for millions of years — a bizarre looking leaf-tail gecko, a golden-colored skink and a boulder-dwelling frog. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Institutions and governments have been scanning human irises for years to verify one’s identity—Google has been using this method since 2011—but could iris-scanning be employed on other species as well? According to a new study in Amphibia-Reptila, the answer is ‘yes.’ Scientists have recently employed iris scanning to visually distinguish individuals of […]

By Herp News A new public-service campaign in China will ask potential ivory and rhino horn buyers to see the victims of these illicit trades in a new light: as the “pandas of Africa.” The posters are a part of WildAid’s ‘Say No to Ivory and Rhino Horn’ campaign, which was launched earlier in the […]