Phalotris shawnella. Credit: Jean-Paul Brouard A magnificent non-venomous snake, previously unknown to science, was discovered in Paraguay and described by researchers from the Paraguayan NGO…
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New research challenges the current consensus that the radiation of squamates – a key modern group of reptiles that includes lizards and snakes – happened…
Illustration of an Elasmosaurus, an extinct marine reptile in the genus of Plesiosaur. A new research study finds that large bodies helped extinct marine reptiles…
200 million-year-old deposits of the precursor of the Mediterranean Sea have been preserved in the Swiss High Alps. Whale-sized ichthyosaurs came from the open sea…
Boa constrictors breathe with different sections of rib cage when constricting prey and digesting dinner. The later stages of pregnancy can make life difficult as…
An artist’s interpretation of Quetzalcoatlus northropi wading in the water. The latest research describes this species of Quetzalcotalus as having a lifestyle similar to today’s…
The skull of the first giant creature to ever inhabit the Earth, the ichthyosaur “Cymbospondylus youngorum” currently on display at the Natural History Museum of…
Common Origin: Venoms in Snakes and Salivary Protein in Mammals Evolved From the Same Ancestral Gene
Common Origin: Venoms in Snakes and Salivary Protein in Mammals Evolved From the Same Ancestral Gene
A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the same ancestral gene. A new study…
Life reconstructions of Kyhytysuka sachicarum from the Early Cretaceous of Colombia. Credit: Dirley Cortés A new 130-million-year-old swordfish-shaped marine reptile fossil sheds light on the…
Mosasaurs are a group of marine reptiles that would have lived in the Cretaceous Period. Credit: Thomas Miller (c) / Badlands Natural History Association Researchers…
Tupandactylus navigans (artist’s rendering). Credit: Victor Beccari Complete skeleton provides first look at entire body of Tupandactylus navigans. A fossil acquired in a police raid…
Life reconstruction of Taytalura in its natural habitat with the extinct conifer Rhexoxylon in Ischigualasto (Argentina) during the Late Triassic, hiding from the primitive dinosaur…
Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red.…
Artist’s impression of the fearsome Thapunngaka shawi. Credit: Adobe stock Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-meter wingspan that…
Chapman’s pygmy chameleon is one of the world’s rarest chameleons, and now clings to survival in small patches of forest. Credit: Krystal Tolley Chapman’s pygmy…
The newly described python species Messelopython freyi is the world’s oldest known fossil record of a python. Credit: Senckenberg Fossils suggest that the constrictors’ origin…
Reptile in trade. Credit: Alice Hughes Keeping reptiles is fashionable, but what are the consequences for wild reptiles? More reptiles are kept as pets than…
A reconstruction of the ancient landscape of South Korea with crocodile track-makers. Credit: Dr Anthony Romilio University of Colorado Denver researcher Marin Lockley was a…
New iguana species found hiding in plain sight. Credit: FFI This is the tale of two iguanas. Or five iguanas and counting, if you prefer.…
Animal Welfare Experts Demand: Tighten Up Law on Keeping Dangerous Snakes as Pets The law on keeping dangerous snakes as pets should be tightened up,…