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 […]

By Herp News Jaguars (Panthera onca) are the biggest cat in the Americas and the only member of the Panthera genus in the New World; an animal most people recognize, the jaguar is also the third largest cat in the world with an intoxicatingly dangerous beauty. The feline ranges from the harsh deserts of southern […]

By Herp News Jaguars (Panthera onca) are the biggest cat in the Americas and the only member of the Panthera genus in the New World; an animal most people recognize, the jaguar is also the third largest cat in the world with an intoxicatingly dangerous beauty. The feline ranges from the harsh deserts of southern […]

By Herp News Jaguars (Panthera onca) are the biggest cat in the Americas and the only member of the Panthera genus in the New World; an animal most people recognize, the jaguar is also the third largest cat in the world with an intoxicatingly dangerous beauty. The feline ranges from the harsh deserts of southern […]

By Herp News A turtle which was hit by a boat and left unable to swim underwater is given a specially designed “dive belt”. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Using the harsh cries of red-shouldered hawks, the excited cawing of crows, and the strident vocalizations of bluejays as an excuse to take a break from yard work, Patti and I walked across the street to see what was causing the avian uproar. The birds were all gathered on the uppermost limbs of a big […]

Chytrid fungus infections are wiping out amphibians all over the world. Now, a new study may have pinpointed the origin of the disease. From National Geographic: “It did a really huge number on an entire genus of frogs in Central America,” said Marm Kilpatrick, a disease ecologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). […]

By Herp News A turtle which was hit by a boat and left unable to swim underwater is to be given a specially designed “dive belt”. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A new initiative that aims to increase awareness of the dangers turtles face and encourage human action to help them survive, kicks off at Kelly Tarlton’s SEA LIFE Aquarium this month. Turtle Fest, held from 18 May to 2 June, will commemorate World Turtle Day on 23 May and educate visitors to […]

I walk into the backyard after a long unhappy morning of chores and errands…..(be honest, chores and errands are rarely ‘happy’)…..instead of entering the front or side door because about a mile from home the thought of Frankie pops into my mind and it’s the first happy thought to arrive today. Frankie has beensettlinginto his […]

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 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 SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 15 (UPI) — European scientists say a newly identified kind of ichthyosaur, a dolphin-like marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs, gives new insights into the creatures. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A new study argues for treating endangered Sumatran populations in Borneo and Sumatra as ‘a single conservation unit’, lending academic support to a controversial proposal to move wild rhinos from Malaysia to Indonesia. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Fans of the wing, burger, and craft beer mecca known as Winking Lizard Tavern will notice something different about the new Washington Square location. It’s much smaller. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

There’s a beautiful and deadly new species of green palm-pitviper in town, reports Zookeys, an open access scientific journal. From Science Daily: The gorgeous new species was discovered by scientists during two expeditions in 2010 aimed at studying the fauna of Texiguat Wildlife Refuge, one of the most endemism-rich and diverse highland forests in Mesoamerica. […]

kingsnake.com is happy to welcome a new featured contributor, longtime herper and author Patricia Bartlett, who will be writing about herp keeping, care, and breeding on a regular basis. Patti Bartlett spent her formative years chasing lizards and butterflies in New Mexico. Although she has more than dabbled in museum management, Asian studies, and publishing, […]

By Herp News Shell shocked! A seemingly invincible pet tortoise in UK, who survived two world wars and even a bomb in the Blitz, has died aged 130 – after being bitten by a rat. Thomas, the oldest tor… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Washington, May 15 (ANI): An international team of scientists has identified a new species of ichthyosaur (a dolphin-like marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs) from Iraq, which revolutionises our understanding of the evolution and extinction of these ancient marine reptiles. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products […]

This image of a Skink, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ilovemonitorliza, is our herp photo of the day! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A stunning new species of pit-viper has been discovered in the cloud forest of Honduras. The venomous snake is described in the journal ZooKeys. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Scientists have revealed a new species of ichthyosaur (a dolphin-like marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs) from Iraq, which revolutionizes our understanding of the evolution and extinction of these ancient marine reptiles. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The Turtle Beach Ear Force XP510 is what the company calls “the most advanced gaming audio system Turtle Beach has ever created.” I ran the unit through a vigorous gauntlet of cross-platform testing on console and mobile to test out this high claim about the company's latest offering in high-end gaming audio. […]

By Herp News As the weather continues to warm up more and more some of my scaly friends have begun to show up around the office.Just today a lizard that darted away from the desk I was walking towards surprised me… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

By Herp News The bleached bones of seabirds are telling us a new story about the far-reaching impacts of industrial fisheries on today’s oceans. Looking at the isotopes of 250 bones from Hawaiian petrels (Pterodroma sandwichensis), scientists have been able to reconstruct the birds’ diets over the last 3,000 years. They found an unmistakable shift […]

“Toonk, toonk, toonk, toonk.” During a warm downpour I stood on the back porch for a few minutes listening and reveling at the sound. The hollow “toonks” of H. gratiosa, the barking treefrog, were unmistakable. It was the third year I had heard this small chorus of the southeast’s largest native treefrog while standing on […]

By Herp News In March, two people were caught attempting to smuggle 54 ploughshare tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora) into Thailand. Listed as Critically Endangered, the tortoises’ wild population is down to approximately 400-500 animals in its native Madagascar, meaning the smugglers were attempting to move over 10 percent of the total population. Now, the Scientific American […]

By Herp News After a solid qualifying effort, Flying Lizard faced a long, uphill battle during the 4-hour American Le Mans Series race, including multiple incidents with other cars and significant damage to the No. 44 and No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. … Keep reading Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

Dentists soon may be feeling a pinch in their profits, courtesy of lessons learned from alligator jaws. From the UK’s Daily Mail: To uncover the chemical mechanisms of tooth renewal Professor Cheng-Ming Chuong and colleagues studied repetitive tooth formation in American alligators. Most vertebrates can renew teeth throughout their lives whereas humans’ are naturally replaced […]

By Herp News A sea turtle with a damaged spine is being kitted out with its own dive-belt to help it swim underwater. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Gaming headset titan Turtle Beach has joined forces with video platform Twitch to become its official audio partner, providing kit for its eSports events. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

This image of an Eastern Red Spotted Newt, uploaded by kingsnake.com user DeanAlessandrini, is our herp photo of the day! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SAN FRANCISCO and VALHALLA, N.Y., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –  Twitch , the world's leading video platform and community for gamers, and Turtle Beach , leading audio brand in games, today announce an … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A man accused of neglecting his pets said he's an animal lover and educator. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A kitten goes over-the-top crazy after a lizard sneaks up beside it. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Even as concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in human history last week, a new study in Nature Climate Change warns that thousands of the world’s common species will suffer grave habitat loss under climate change. Go to Source …read more […]

By Herp News The sunlight poured through the canopy, casting dappled shade over Makara, a large silverback mountain gorilla, as he cast his eyes around the forest clearing, checking on the members of his harem. A female gorilla reclined on a bank of dense vegetation of the most brilliant green, clutching her three day old […]

Is the increasing development of renewable energy sources harming reptiles and amphibians. That’s the subject of reseach for Jade Keehn, an award-winning biology post-grad student at the University of Nevada, Reno. From the Nevada Sagebrush: Keehn is focusing on research she was recently awarded the Regent’s Scholar Award for, which involves studying the effects of […]

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 […]

By Herp News There will be a reptile event at RSPB Radipole Lake nature reserve on Sunday, May 19. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links