By Herp News A two-metre monitor lizard was found crawling through air ducts in the ceiling of the parliament building on Wednesday morning, reports said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A migratory shorebird that has flown more than 400,000 miles has reappeared once again. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Drawing from her personal experience as a primate educator and the challenges she saw others facing, Amy Clanin envisioned a network that would advance the field of primate conservation education by addressing three needs of educators: connections, resources, and services. It was this vision that led her to create the Primate Education […]

For a little over two years in the 1970s, Patti and I left Florida and spent three years in Massachusetts. During that time the venerable Massachusetts Herpetological Society was active and well, and the monthly meetings were a joy to attend. At the society meetings I met Tom Tyning, a herpetologist who is now a […]

A just-published map of the world’s most endangered species of mammals and amphibians shows that very little of the habitat critical to these species’ survival is being protected. From the BBC: Amphibians are suffering a “terrifying” rate of extinction say the researchers, making them the most threatened vertebrates in the world. The Mexican salamander or […]

By Herp News What started out as a small reptile rescue run out of a local couple’s home has bloomed into the Great Lakes Zoological Society’s “World of Discovery” center, an indoor amphibian and reptile zoo of about 100 animals, located just west of Ann Arbor. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

Scientists studying a fossil fond in Iraq in the 1950s were surprised to find it was that of a marine reptile dating back 66 million years, long after the time this group of animals was thought to have become extinct. From Science Live: Ichythyosaurs were dolphin-shaped swimming reptiles that gave birth to live young. They […]

By Herp News What started out as a small reptile rescue run out of a local couple’s home has bloomed into the Great Lakes Zoological Society’s “World of Discovery” center, an indoor amphibian and reptile zoo of about 100 animals, located just west of Ann Arbor. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News Besides being beautiful, Costa Rica's beaches are the nesting sites of four endangered sea turtle species, which return each year to lay their eggs. But there is trouble in paradise for these reptiles, namely, from egg thieves. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Washington, May 20 : A Russian capsule, which had mice and lizards as its occupants, returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Besides being beautiful, Costa Rica's beaches are the nesting sites of four endangered sea turtle species, which return each year to lay their eggs. But there is trouble in paradise for these reptiles, namely, from egg thieves. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Many people still believe the Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) survives in the wilds of Tasmania, even though the species was declared extinct over eighty years ago. Sightings and reports of the elusive carnivorous marsupial, which was the top predator on the island, pop-up almost as frequently as those of Bigfoot in North […]

By Herp News What lures a lady frog to her lover? Good looks, the sound of his voice, the size of his pad or none of the above? After weighing up their options, female strawberry poison frogs (Oophaga pumilio) bag the closest crooner they can. This seemingly short-sighted strategy turns out to be the optimal […]

By Herp News Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. ( TTP ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 21, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.4075 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 03, 2013. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation ( TYG ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 21, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.57 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 03, 2013. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Capital Corporation ( TYY ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 21, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.4225 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 03, 2013. 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 ( TPZ ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 21, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.125 per share is scheduled to be paid on May 31, 2013. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. (NTG) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for May 21, 2013 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise North American Energy Corporation (TYN) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for May 21, 2013 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. (NDP) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for May 21, 2013 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News What started out as a small reptile rescue run out of a local couple’s home has bloomed into the Great Lakes Zoological Society’s “World of Discovery” center, an indoor amphibian and reptile zoo of about 100 animals, located just west of Ann Arbor. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

I think every reptile and amphibian keeper has experienced that sinking sensation upon noticing a cage top ajar. No matter how you’ve set up your caging, if the animal escapes, your caging or the keeper has failed. If you’re an adult, you shrug and take steps to recover the creature. If you’re a kid, you […]

Check out this video “Logan giving Buddy a bath,” submitted by kingsnake.com user spotsowner. 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 Washington, May 20 (ANI): A Russian capsule, which had mice and lizards as its occupants, returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad (AP) — Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the […]

By Herp News Gabon has agreed to help battle poaching in protected areas in the Central African Republic following an elephant massacre at a renowned World Heritage site, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News What started out as a small reptile rescue run out of a local couple’s home has bloomed into the Great Lakes Zoological Society’s “World of Discovery” center, an indoor amphibian and reptile zoo of about 100 animals, located just west of Ann Arbor. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News What started out as a small reptile rescue run out of a local couple’s home has bloomed into the Great Lakes Zoological Society’s “World of Discovery” center, an indoor amphibian and reptile zoo of about 100 animals, located just west of Ann Arbor. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns can lead to declines in southeastern frog and salamander populations, but protecting ponds can improve their plight. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Gabon has agreed to help battle poaching in protected areas in the Central African Republic following an elephant massacre at a renowned World Heritage site, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News What started out as a small reptile rescue run out of a local couple’s home has bloomed into the Great Lakes Zoological Society’s “World of Discovery” center, an indoor amphibian and reptile zoo of about 100 animals, located just west of Ann Arbor. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News A snapping turtle injured by a car in Ontario has been airlifted more than 400 kilometres to an animal hospital, and is now on a slow road to recovery. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SARNIA, Ontario, May 17 (UPI) — A turtle that was hit by a car in Canada was airlifted nearly 250 miles for medical treatment, officials said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Scientists believe the black markings of the West African Gaboon viper may hold the secret to creating materials with a powerful ability to absorb light. From The Age: The West African Gaboon viper, one of the largest in Africa and a master of camouflage, has dark spots in the geometrical pattern of its skin that […]

By Herp News Thanks to an animal rescue group, a snapping turtle hit by a car has a second chance at life. Earlier this spring, Porter the snapping turtle was hit by a car in Sarnia, Ontario. He suffered extensive facial injuries and … Continue reading → Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

By Herp News A snapping turtle injured by a car in Ontario has been airlifted more than 400 kilometres to an animal hospital, and is now on a slow road to recovery. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Climate change may have little impact on many species of tropical lizards, contradicting a host of recent studies that predict their widespread extinction in a rapidly warming planet. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) has announced the launch of their new, advocacy-based website. The interactive website reflects the organization’s mission to provide members and concerned pet owners with a voice in legislative issues affecting pets and pet ownership. “Our new website is a strong advocacy tool, highlighting issues requiring immediate industry action,” […]

By Herp News African frogs, originally imported for early 20th century pregnancy tests, carried a deadly amphibian disease to the US, according to new findings. African Clawed Frogs have long been suspected of spreading a harmful fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. The earliest known case of the fungus was found in these frogs in their native […]

By Herp News Twitch announced yesterday that the company has chosen gaming audio equipment manufacturer Turtle Beach as their official audio partner. The video platform and community for gamers hosts more than 34 million gaming enthusiasts and 600,000 active broadcasters every month, who view gaming tournaments, showcase their own gameplay and interact with fellow gamers of the Twitch […]