Geckos and other arid zone reptiles may be in for a tough battle to survive, thanks to climate change. From the science site Phys.Org: In a study, published in the journal Diversity and Distributions, the team led by PhD researcher Paul Duckett, used a new modelling technique to predict if the Australian gecko; the Tree […]

What’s up with the tiny heads of sea snakes? Evolution, say scientists at the University of Adelaide in Australia. From the university website: An international team of scientists led by Dr Kate Sanders from the University of Adelaide, and including Dr Mike Lee from the South Australian Museum, has uncovered how some sea snakes have […]

By Herp News Ants are an important ecological group in both degraded and natural habitats. They interact with many other species and mediate a range of ecological processes. These interactions are often interpreted in the context of ant mosaics, where dominant species form strict territories, keeping other ants out. This segregation between ant species is […]

By Herp News Two surveys in the mountainous forests of Sri Lank’s Peak Wilderness Sanctuary have uncovered eight new species of frogs, according to a massive new paper in the Journal of Threatened Taxa. While every year over a hundred new amphibians are discovered, eight new discoveries in a single park is especially notable. Sri […]

By Herp News Byline: Cornish Camels raise £1,010 for the new Lizard lifeboat fund Page Content: In huge support of the new Lizard Lifeboat fund, a fantastic night out with a ’5 A DAY’ fancy dress theme raised a superb £1,010. The evening included live entertainment and a huge number of folk from the Lizard […]

By Herp News The fossilized remains of a huge prehistoric flying reptile was unveiled at the Rio de Janeiro National Museum where an international congress on the extinct species is to be held in May. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A self-described ” turtle team” captured a turtle at sea – with the guidance of state officials – and removed a large fishing hook from the animal’s fin off Poolenalena Beach in Makena on Thursday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News For a long time male lions were derided as the lazy ones in the pride, depending on females for the bulk of hunting and not pulling their weight. Much of this was based on field observations—female lions hunt cooperatively, often in open savannah, and therefore are easier to track at night. But […]

Daisy Morris, a four-year-old girl in the UK whose mother describes her as having been an “avid fossil hunter” since the age of 3, has not only discovered fossils of a new species of Pterosaur, that species has been named after her. From Science World Report: Pterosaurs once roamed the Earth during the Cretaceous, living […]

By Herp News A chance sighting of a turtle on Ningaloo Reef has won a Busselton amateur photographer second place in the Australian category of the Sony World Photography Awards. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Were you ‘Seen’ at the turtle races at Madison’s? Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2013 Beaumont Enterprise. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 5:38 pm, Monday, March 18, 2013 Our cameras were at the turtle races at Madison’s on Sunday. Did we see you there? Go to […]

By Herp News Scientists have uncovered how some sea snakes have developed ‘shrunken heads’ — or smaller physical features than their related species. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News When comparing two lizard species that seem to share traits but that may have evolved independently, sometimes you have to go to the video replay. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

The current issue of National Georgraphic magazine is dedicated to the question of reversing extinction. It asks: Can we bring back lost species through cloning, whether those species were lost last year or thousands of years ago? It’s a Jurassic Park-esque fantasy brought to life, as scientists work to revive lost species and commercial interests […]

By Herp News If these lizards were larger, they’d look like featherless dinosaurs: With spiky spines and gleaming red eyes, two newly described species of wood lizard look a bit like stegosaur-evil velociraptor hybrids. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Brad and Pitt have been friends since 2011 and have become more acquainted with each other after Angelina. In 2012, Brad… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News In what is being called the worst elephant massacre in Africa this year, poachers have recently killed as many as 89 elephants in Chad. Stephanie Vergniault, the Chairman of SOS Elephants in Chad, says the elephants were slaughtered in a two-day period late last week near Tikem, on the southwest border of […]

My hands are rough as sandpaper. I could wash dirty pots and pans without using a scrub brush. If Rhett Butler kissed my hand he would know I am not an upper class luncheon lady who can name three proper brands for high tea. My hands are so rough I could use them to exfoliate. […]

By Herp News The 5-year-old tortoise weighs 20 pounds. African tortoises can weigh up to 200 pounds and live as long as 200 years. Courtesy Joe Lovato Mister Turtle’s caretaker says he’s a pet that prefers dog food over turtle pellets and veggies, and likes to lie by the fire next to the dog. Go […]

By Herp News King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard opt for a big ol’ curveball on their latest effort, and they just about pull it off. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Were you ‘Seen’ at the turtle races at Madison’s? Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2013 Beaumont Enterprise. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:19 pm, Sunday, March 17, 2013 Our cameras were at the turtle races at Madison’s on Sunday. Did we see you there? Go to […]

In addition to bringing you herp news, photos, and site updates, the kingsnake.com blog is launching a featured contributors program, bringing the biggest names in reptiles and amphibians to share their decades of experience and knowledge with our site visitors. Leading the launch this week is author, photographer, and columnist Richard Bartlett, one of the […]

By Herp News The Peruvian night monkey (Aotus miconax) is one of the world’s least known primates, having never been studied in the wild–until now. Found only in the cloud forests of northern Peru, a group of scientists with Neotropical Primate Conservation and the National University of Mayor San Marcos have spent 12 months following […]

By Herp News The Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia), or aoudad, is a goat-antelope found in northern Africa. It is currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List, with populations imperiled by hunting, habitat loss, and competition with livestock. Still little is known about its remaining population, prompting scientists in Mexico to test possible assisted […]

By Herp News White-tailed deer are usually thought of as inhabiting temperate forests in the U.S. and Canada, but this widespread species can also be found across tropical forests, from Mexico to Peru. A new study in mongabay.com’s open access journal Tropical Conservation Science investigates the population of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Mexico’s Tehuacan-Cuicatlan […]

By Herp News Get out of your seat — okay, you don’t really have to do that. Turtle Beach , however, is certainly hoping its new headset won’t have you stuck there. After months of teasing, it’s finally here. This is the Seven Series , the company’s first set officially bred for Major League Gaming […]

By Herp News African lions (Panthera leo) living outside of protected areas like national parks or reserves also happen to be studied much less than those residing within protected areas, to the detriment of lion conservation initiatives. In response to this trend, a group of researchers surveyed an understudied, unprotected region in northwestern Mozambique called […]

By Herp News Gaur (Bos gaurus gaurus) is one of the large wild ungulates of Asian jungles. It is the tallest living ox, and one of the four heaviest land mammals (elephant, rhino and wild buffalo are the other three), weighing up to 940 kilograms (2,070 pounds) and standing between 1.6 and 1.9 meters (5.2 […]

By Herp News A recent study published in mongabay.com’s open access journal Tropical Conservation Science raises concerns about levels of heavy metals, particularly lead (Pb), present in shark meat, as well as the decline of shark abundance due to global fishing pressures. Sharks are primarily caught as by-catch for other fishing industries. By one account, […]

By Herp News Getting local people to become invested in wildlife conservation is not always easy, especially in parts of the world where protected areas are seen as taking away natural resources from local communities. This tension lies around Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, where a growing population of livestock herders competes with wildlife. Go […]

my painted turtle laid one egg yesterday up in her sun bathing house, which has no sand for her to bury it in and my other turtles have access to it. so my boyfriend took it out of there and put it in a different tank over a heater, careful as not to tip it. […]

Animal cruelty is against the law — unless you do it to snakes, apparently. An Oklahoma humane wildlife and pest control company known as The Skunk Whisperer blasted the state Sunday evening on Facebook for what it described as “promoting felony animal cruelty on the OK tourism website.” From their post: Tens of thousands of […]

Been a stressful week for me, I think more than for my turtle haha. My theory of what went wrong when my baby turtle stopped eating a week and a half after I got it: My house is colder than youraveragehome because of the way the sun hits it and the open area where I […]

By Herp News As part of a “Lazarus Project” to try to bring the Australian gastric-brooding frog back from extinction scientists have succeeded in producing early stage cloned embryos containing the DNA of the frog, which died out 30 year ago. Gastric-brooding frogs were unique in incubating their young in their stomachs. Go to Source […]

By Herp News With the number of Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) now under 200 and declining rapidly, a group of conservationists have organized an emergency summit to discuss courses of action to save the world’s smallest remaining rhino from extinction. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The reptile house opened Saturday and follows a renovation to restore the original look of the building constructed in 1875 and meet the zoo’s green initiatives. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

My son brought home a baby res turtle from the flea market. I have now done everything to complete what i have researched online. I only have a 10 gallon tank for now but I have the uvb light, heat light, basking area, filter, several things for it to eat like reptomin baby, dried shrimp, […]

By Herp News Some of the renovations to the Reptile House at Cincinnati Zoo. Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Visitors to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens will be able check out snakes, lizards, turtles and more in the revamped Reptile House beginning Saturday after the nearly 138-year-old building’s recent renovations. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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