Researchers Discover Secret Breeding Ground of World’s Most Endangered Crocodile
Over 100 recently-hatched gharials were found deep in Nepal’s Bardia National Park
New Fossils Unlock Evolutionary Secrets of Two-Legged Snakes
Scientists have known about the ancient snake group Najash for years, but were not able to gain a thorough understanding of its skull until now
Special Skull Windows Helped Dinosaur Brains Keep Cool
Dinosaur skulls had many cavities and openings, some of which may have held blood vessels to help cool off the animals’ heads
Turtle Embryos May Be Able to Influence Their Sex by Moving Around Inside the Egg
When embryos found the so-called ‘Goldilocks’ temperature zone, sex selection was randomized, producing a nearly even split between males and females
The Snakes That Ate Florida
Bounty hunters and biologists wade deep into the Everglades to wrestle with the invasion of giant pythons threatening the state’s wetlands
Your Old Bra Clasps Can Save Injured Turtles
The clasps are glued on either side of a shell fracture, then pulled together with a zip tie to stabilize the injury
Very Good Dogs Helped Track Threatened Turtles in Iowa
The dogs are trained to find ornate box turtles and bring them to researchers—part of an effort to save the struggling species
The National Zoo’s Female Asian Water Dragon Successfully Reproduced Without a Male
This is the first time facultative parthenogenesis has been recorded in both the species and the reptilian Agamidae family
Australia Has Several New Dragon Lizard Species—and One May Already Be Extinct
A new study shows the endangered grassland earless dragon is actually four separate reptile species—and one hasn’t been seen since 1969
Record-Breaking 17-Foot-Long Burmese Python Found in Florida
The 140-pound snake is the largest ever captured in the Florida Everglades’ Big Cypress National Preserve
Indonesia Considers Closing Komodo Island Because Poachers Keep Stealing the Dragons
Komodo National Park may put the island off limits to restore degraded habitat and help its iconic giant lizards and their prey recover
Over 150 Years of Data Sheds Light on Today’s Illegal Tortoiseshell Trade
The analysis, which goes back to 1844, shows why the decline of the hawksbill sea turtle isn’t just a modern problem
1,500 Turtles and Tortoises Found Stuffed Into Luggage at Manila Airport
It is believed that the animals, some of which are considered vulnerable, were being trafficked as part of a multi-million dollar wildlife trade
What This Prehistoric Turtle’s Tumor Tells Scientists About Modern Cancer
A new study suggests not only that prehistoric creatures got cancer, but also that the disease looked similar to cancers in modern humans
Prehistoric Crocodile Cousin Crushed the Bones of Its Prey Long Before T. Rex
Fossilized feces filled with bone reveal the feeding habits of an ancient predator
This Ancient Reptile Had a Small Head, Tiny Eyes and a Platypus-Like Bill
Even paleobiologists find Eretmorhipis carrolldongi strange
Newly Discovered Leaf-Tailed Gecko From Madagascar Is Already Threatened by Pet Trade
The master of camouflage is about 4-inches-long and hides amid dead leaves
Complete Axolotl Genome Could Reveal the Secret of Regenerating Tissues
The aquatic salamander’s genome is one of the most complex sets of genetic instructions in the world
Scientists Used a Robot to Study How Prehistoric Lizards Walked
OroBOT, a robot version of an ancestor to the dinosaurs, is helping fill in some gaps in the evolution of walking
An Iguana Species Last Documented by Charles Darwin Has Been Reintroduced to a Galápagos Island
The Galápagos land iguana on Santiago Island was decimated by invasive animals like cats, dogs and pigs
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