Reptiles have long been considered to be dim-witted and cold-blooded (in more ways than one), but research is beginning to find that they possess an impressive collection of cognitive abilities. For ...
These geckos have already disappeared completely from nine spots, and their habitat has been reduced to 41 percent of its ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — On Sunday, the Grand Rapids Reptile Expo gave those who enjoy a friend with scales the chance to get up ...
Reptiles are exceedingly popular as pets, trade is booming. Between 2004 and 2014, official imports to the EU came to just under 21 million live specimens, more than six million of these ended up on ...
Where can you find a poisonous snake, a Madagascar hissing cockroach and a leopard gecko all in one place? Today, thousands descended on the Cow Palace in Daly City for the 2nd annual Reptilian Naiton ...
Geckos are one of the most common reptiles on the planet. There are nearly 2,000 species of gecko in seven distinct gecko families. This makes geckos one of the most diverse reptile clades. You can ...
A new species of day gecko, Cnemaspis godagedarai, has been described in Sri Lanka, bringing the island’s number of endemic geckos in the genus Cnemaspis to 25. The new gecko, named after a national ...
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The little, nudist creature has really big scales, which are shed alongside a layer of skin cells whenever the gecko is under stress. It’s a defense mechanism: if a predator grabs the gecko, the ...
A new species of lizard is rivalling the smallest known reptile for a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Its adult length is only about 1.6 centimetres, less than the width of a five-pence piece, ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Florida reef gecko is the most vulnerable reptile to sea level rise in the U.S, according to biologists at the University of Miami. The Florida ...