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…
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Mosasaurs are a group of marine reptiles that would have lived in the Cretaceous Period. Credit: Thomas Miller (c) / Badlands Natural History Association Researchers…
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.…
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,…