Frog and Reptile News

Posted June 17, 2013:

• Bullfrogs May Help Spread Deadly Amphibian Fungus, but Also Die from It

Posted June 12, 2013:

• Turtles Watch For, Snack on Gelatinous Prey While Swimming

Posted June 11, 2013:

• How to Stop a Trunk and Start a Tail? The Leg Has the Key

Posted June 5, 2013:

• 'Lizard King' Fossil Shows Giant Reptiles Coexisted With Mammals During Globally Warm Past

Posted June 4, 2013:

• An 'Extinct' Frog Makes a Comeback in Israel

Posted June 3, 2013:

• Threatened Frogs Palmed Off as Forests Disappear

Posted May 30, 2013:

• Croaking Chorus of Cuban Frogs Make Noisy New Neighbors
• How Turtles Got Their Shells: Fossil of Extinct South African Reptile Provides Clues
• Why Female Loggerhead Sea Turtles Always Return to Their Place of Birth

Posted May 29, 2013:

• Recovery of Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles Still Short of Historic Levels

Posted May 22, 2013:

• Top 10 New Species of 2012
• Life Scientists Present New Insights on Climate Change and Species Interactions

Posted May 20, 2013:

• Lovelorn Frogs Bag Closest Crooner

Posted May 18, 2013:

• Frogs, Salamanders and Climate Change

Posted May 17, 2013:

• Climate Change May Have Little Impact on Tropical Lizards: Study Contradicts Predictions of Widespread Extinction

Posted May 15, 2013:

• Frog Once Imported for Pregnancy Testing Brought Deadly Amphibian Disease to U.S.

Posted May 8, 2013:

• Biologist Maps the Family Tree of All Known Snake and Lizard Groups
• Cannibal Tadpoles Key to Understanding Digestive Evolution

Posted May 2, 2013:

• Madagascar Tortoise Trafficking Rages out of Control

Posted May 1, 2013:

• Midwestern Frogs Decline, Mammal Populations Altered by Invasive Plant, Studies Reveal
• Amphibians Living Close to Farm Fields Are More Resistant to Common Insecticides

Posted April 30, 2013:

• The Underground Adventures of the Mediterranean Frog Rana Iberica

Posted April 29, 2013:

• Sea Turtles Benefiting from Protected Areas
• Molecular Role of Gene Linked to Blood Vessel Formation Uncovered

Posted April 28, 2013:

• Turtle Genome Analysis Sheds Light on Turtle Ancestry and Shell Evolution

Posted April 23, 2013:

• A Beautiful Species of Tree Iguana Redescribed 179 Years After Its Discovery

Posted April 17, 2013:

• Frog-Like Robot Will Help Surgeons

Posted April 4, 2013:

• One Extinct Turtle Less: Turtle Species in the Seychelles Never Existed

Posted March 28, 2013:

• Getting Under the Shell of the Turtle Genome

Posted March 20, 2013:

• Peru Surprises With Two New Amazing Species of Woodlizards

Posted March 19, 2013:

• Scientists Discover Reasons Behind Snakes' 'Shrinking Heads'

Posted March 15, 2013:

• Scientists Produce Cloned Embryos of Extinct Frog

Posted March 14, 2013:

• What Do American Bullfrogs Eat When They're Away from Home? Practically Everything

Posted March 12, 2013:

• Sri Lankan Snake Study Reveals New Species, Rich Biodiversity in Island Country

Posted March 6, 2013:

• Deadly Fungus Detected in Southeast Asia's Amphibian Trade

Posted March 5, 2013:

• Lizards Facing Mass Extinction from Climate Change

Posted February 26, 2013:

• Biting Back: Snake Venom Contains Toxic Clotting Factors
• Leatherback Sea Turtle Could Be Extinct Within 20 Years at Last Stronghold in the Pacific Ocean

Posted February 19, 2013:

• Nesting Site Protection 'Key to Save Turtles from Climate Change'

Posted February 18, 2013:

• In Tiny Amazon Frogs, Males Observed Extracting Oocytes from Females Killed in Mating Struggles

Posted February 17, 2013:

• Slithering Towards Extinction: Reptiles in Trouble

Posted February 13, 2013:

• Amphibian Study Shows How Biodiversity Can Protect Against Disease
• Opera's Poisons and Potions Connect Students With Chemistry

Posted February 7, 2013:

• The Amazing Amphibians and Reptiles of the Philippine Island Luzon

Posted February 5, 2013:

• Tourists Face Health Risks from Contact With Captive Sea Turtles

Posted February 3, 2013:

• DNA Reveals Mating Patterns of Critically Endangered Sea Turtle

Posted February 1, 2013:

• Bioelectric Signals Can Be Used to Detect Early Cancer

Posted January 8, 2013:

• Global Warming Beneficial to Ratsnakes
• Genetic Matchmaking Saves Endangered Frogs

Posted December 20, 2012:

• Major Source of Evolutionary Differences Among Species Uncovered

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