By Herp News INCREASED marine traffic in Gladstone Harbour could be killing its turtle population, according to Townsville’s Sea Turtle Foundation. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Say hello to Froggie Mercury! A newly discovered species of frog in India’s biodiversity hot-spot, the Western Ghats, has been named after the late Freddie Mercury: Mercurana myristicapalustris. From TheHindu.com, an account of the discovery of this and one other new species of frog: The… genus has been christened ‘Mercurana’ to commemorate Freddie Mercury, late […]

By Herp News Instead of making a robot from scratch, why not start with a turtle? With a simple, non-invasive device attached to its shell, a live red-eared slider could be steered like a remote-controlled toy car a slow one at least, new research shows Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]

By Herp News The tree iguana, Liolaemus nigromaculatus, was the second species of the genus Liolaemus to be described and the nominal species of the group nigromaculatus. However, since its description, no scientific study further clarified the identity of this engaging species or its type locality. A recent study by Chilean biologists clarifies the mysteries […]

By Herp News Byline: RNLI respond to fishing boat stranded powerless 17 miles south of The Lizard Page Content: The Lizard Lifeboat launched this evening Wednesday 20 May) at 7.13pm to the aid of the Fowey registered fishing vessel Red Vixen . In a position 17 nautical miles south of Lizard Point, reporting a power […]

By Herp News Gator attacks 6-year-old: Joey Welch survived a gator attack with only minor injuries last week. The boy's father and bystanders fought the alligator to release the 6-year-old during the attack.  Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Byline: Two calls keep The Lizard RNLI busy over bank holiday weekend Page Content: It was a busy bank holiday Sunday for The Lizard lifeboat crew with two emergencies in the space of one afternoon. The first call was to a fishing vessel that had developed a leak. After assisting the people […]

By Herp News You can’t mistake an Asian tapir for anything else: for one thing, it’s the only tapir on the continent; for another, it’s distinct black-and-white blocky markings distinguishes it from any other tapir (or large mammal) on Earth. But still little is known about the Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus), including the number surviving. […]

By Herp News Instead of making a robot from scratch, why not start with a turtle? With a simple, non-invasive device attached to its shell, a live red-eared slider could be steered like a remote-controlled toy car — a slow one at least, new research shows. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News Rhino poachers have killed 232 rhinos during 2013 so far in South Africa, reports Annamiticus, which averages out to 2.1 a day. The country has become a flashpoint for rhino poaching as it holds more rhinos than any other country on Earth. Rhinos are being slaughter for their horns, which are believed […]

By Herp News Rhino poachers have killed 232 rhinos during 2013 so far in South Africa, reports Annamiticus, which averages out to 2.1 a day. The country has become a flashpoint for rhino poaching as it holds more rhinos than any other country on Earth. Rhinos are being slaughter for their horns, which are believed […]

It’s a plain fact that a lot of people don’t like snakes, even if those of us here don’t understand why not. And for some reason, a lot of snake-haters find their way to the kingsnake.com Facebook page, where they feel a need to inform us that they don’t like our animals. So a story […]

By Herp News The misty mountains of the Western Ghats seem to unravel new secrets the more you explore it. Researchers have discovered two new frog genera, possibly restricted to rare and threatened freshwater swamps in the southern Western Ghats of India. The discoveries, described in the open-access journal Zootaxa, prove once again the importance […]

By Herp News Richard Crossley, Jerry Liguori, and Brian Sullivan have produced a unique and much needed bird book in The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors. The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors is a book you study at home so you can easily recognize North American raptors. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]

By Herp News Richard Crossley, Jerry Liguori, and Brian Sullivan have produced a unique and much needed bird book in The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors. The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors is a book you study at home so you can easily recognize North American raptors. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]

By Herp News There's probably no easier way to add a little luxe to your look than with an exotic finish. Of course, if you're looking for something a little more subtle than the snake- and reptile-embossed clothes we saw coming down the Spring '13 runways at Valentino, Gucci , and Proenza Schouler , we're […]

By Herp News THE turtle conservation centre in Penang has scored a first. The centre in Pantai Kerachut on the northwestern tip of the island has hatched its first batch of Olive Ridley turtle eggs for the first time since it was established 23 years ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News A TURTLE native to the USA has been found living in the River Foss in York. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News THE turtle conservation centre in Penang has scored a first. The centre in Pantai Kerachut on the northwestern tip of the island has hatched its first batch of Olive Ridley turtle eggs for the first time since it was established 23 years ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News GEORGE TOWN: The 23-year-old turtle conservation centre in Penang has scored a first, hatching its first batch of Olive Ridley turtle eggs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News LONG BEACH, Calif., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Rolex 24 at Daytona and Sebring 12 Hour class winner Dion von Moltke has secured a season long drive with the California-based Flying Lizard Motorsports … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Fishermen in Pakistan spotted an animal almost never seen anymore: A leatherback turtle. From The International Herald Tribune: On Tuesday, a group of fishermen operating a monofilament gillnet caught a large leatherback turtle at Gwadar near Surbandar village. Since the turtle was stuck inside their net, the fishermen brought the turtle to the beach, after […]

By Herp News Title: Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health? Category: Health News Created: 4/17/2013 6:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 4/18/2013 12:00:00 AM Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., the adviser of NDP, NTG, TPZ, TTP, TYG, TYN and TYY announced today the release of first quarter 2013 reports for each of these funds. The reports are available online at www.tortoiseadvisors.com. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

We had some pretty bad floods here, and finallyits spring(worm season!). My little three toed boxie, Mack,just adores worms, but I never seem to dig in the right spot. So when I came home today I saw 8 small worms in the driveway. So, I set out to the ‘lake’ that just formed at the […]

By Herp News Earlier this month, officials took down a fence allowing the first herd of European bison (Bison bonasus) to enter the forests freely in Germany in over 300 years, reports Wildlife Extra. The small herd, consisting of just eight animals (one male, five females and two calves) will now be allowed to roam […]

By Herp News Earlier this month, officials took down a fence allowing the first herd of European bison (Bison bonasus) to enter the forests freely in Germany in over 300 years, reports Wildlife Extra. The small herd, consisting of just eight animals (one male, five females and two calves) will now be allowed to roam […]

By Herp News After three months, officials still don’t know for certain what killed at least 14 Bornean elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis) in the Malaysian state of Sabah. However tests do indicate that the herd perished from a “caustic intoxicant,” possibly ingested accidentally or just as easily intentionally poisoned. A distinct subspecies, Bornean elephants are […]

ExxonMobil is reporting that more than 200 animals, including 125 snakes, were found dead at the site of the Mayflower oil spill, died while being transported, or were euthanized at the clean-up facility. From THV11.com: David Eglinton, with ExxonMobil, said 238 animals were captured and 62 were declared dead on arrival, which means they were […]

By Herp News The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved revisions to its gopher tortoise permitting guidelines April 18 at its meeting near Tallahassee. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Koos Hermanus would rather not give names to the lions he breeds. So here, behind a 2.4-meter high electric fence, is 1R, a three-and-a-half-year-old male, who consumes 5kg of meat a day and weighs almost 200kg. It will only leave its enclosure once it has been “booked”‘ by a hunter, most of […]

By Herp News The remains of a 195-million-year-old reptile have been discovered on Britain's Jurassic Coast.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News POCOMOKE CITY — Reptiles may be scaly, cold-blooded and sometimes venomous, but they aren’t necessarily the villains of the animal kingdom. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Researchers are using the feet of tree frogs as a model for a tiny robot designed to crawl inside patients’ bodies during keyhole surgery. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be holding an amnesty day later this month, where anyone who is keeping an illegal reptile can turn the animal in, no questions asked. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News EUSTIS — Ron Concoby is in the know when it comes to the gopher tortoise.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Talk about a “grand” opening. Today, the Winking Lizard family welcomes two new babes into the mix. Located under one very big roof in Copley is both a Winking Lizard Tavern and Lizardville Beer Store and Whiskey Bar. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

There’s a new lizard species in town, and you might already have one. From the Somaliland Sun: Czech amateur herpetologist Tomas Mazur has discovered a new agama species, Xenagama wilmsi, a small lizard with flat “beaver-like” tail, in Somalia, and found out that this is actually the species most reptile fans keep in their vivariums […]

By Herp News POCOMOKE CITY — Reptiles may be scaly, cold-blooded and sometimes venomous, but they aren’t necessarily the villains of the animal kingdom. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Two men suffer from smoke inhalation which leaves one of them in hospital after a fire started in a pet reptile tank. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links