Frog and Reptile News

Posted November 24, 2009:

• Killer Fungus Threatening Amphibians

Posted November 20, 2009:

• Frog Legs Trade May Facilitate Spread of Pathogens
• Bacterially Produced Antifungal on Skin of Amphibians May Protect Against Lethal Fungus

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Amphibians As Environmental Omen Disputed

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Timber Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Venomous Shrew And Lizard: Harmless Digestive Enzyme Evolved Twice Into Dangerous Toxin In Two Unrelated Species

Posted October 30, 2009:

• Remotely Operated Vehicles And Satellite Tags Aid Turtle Studies
• Scientists Discover Influenza's Achilles Heel: Antioxidants

Posted October 27, 2009:

• Catching A Killer One Spore At A Time: Monitor The Spread Of A Deadly Frog Disease

Posted October 18, 2009:

• Do Three Meals A Day Keep Fungi Away? Protective Effect Of Being Warm-Blooded

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Report Documents Risks Of Giant Invasive Snakes In The United States

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Rediscovering The Dragon's Paradise Lost: Komodo Dragons Most Likely Evolved In Australia, Dispersed To Indonesia

Posted September 28, 2009:

• New Species Discovered In The Greater Mekong At Risk Of Extinction Due To Climate Change

Posted September 23, 2009:

• Frog Fungus Hammering Biodiversity Of Communities

Posted September 18, 2009:

• Study Of Isolated Snakes Could Help Shed Light On Venom Composition

Posted September 17, 2009:

• Live Birth Key To Much Marine Life Depends Upon Evolution Of Chromosomal Sex Determination

Posted September 7, 2009:

• Why Solitary Reptiles Lay Eggs In Communal Nests

Posted September 3, 2009:

• First Genetic Link Between Reptile And Human Heart Evolution Found

Posted August 31, 2009:

• Disease Threat May Change How Frogs Mate

Posted August 26, 2009:

• First Gene-Encoded Amphibian Toxin Isolated

Posted August 24, 2009:

• Naming Evolution's Winners And Losers

Posted August 11, 2009:

• Hundreds Of New Species Discovered In Eastern Himalayas

Posted August 6, 2009:

• Venomous Sea Snakes Play Heads Or Tails With Their Predators

Posted July 28, 2009:

• Population Of Nearly Extinct Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Discovered

Posted July 27, 2009:

• For Horned Lizard, Horns Alone Do Not Make The Species

Posted July 22, 2009:

• Neon Blue-Tailed Tree Lizard Glides Like A Feather, Thanks To Light Bubbly Bones

Posted July 14, 2009:

• Water Snake Startles Fish So They Flee Into Its Jaws

Posted June 29, 2009:

• Obesity Clues From Research On How Burrowing Frogs Survive Years Without Food

Posted June 22, 2009:

• Boy Or Girl? In Lizards, Egg Size Matters

Posted June 16, 2009:

• Illegal Trade In Vietnam's Marine Turtles Continues Despite National Ban

Posted June 15, 2009:

• New Species Of Phallus-Shaped Mushroom Named After California Academy Of Sciences Scientist

Posted June 9, 2009:

• Newly Discovered Chemical Weapon In Poison Frogs' Arsenal
• Snakes Use Friction And Redistribution Of Their Weight To Slither On Flat Terrain

Posted May 28, 2009:

• For Different Species, Different Functions For Embryonic MicroRNAs

Posted May 19, 2009:

• Komodo Dragons Even More Deadly Than Thought: Combined Tooth-Venom Arsenal Key To Hunting Strategy

Posted May 18, 2009:

• World's Largest Leatherback Turtle Population Found

Posted May 9, 2009:

• Ultrasonic Communication Among Frogs

Posted May 5, 2009:

• About 200 New Species Of Amphibians In Madagascar Discovered

Posted April 23, 2009:

• Researchers Fire The Starting Gun For The Great Turtle Race

Posted April 16, 2009:

• Prehistoric Turtle Goes To Hospital For CT Scan In Search For Skull, Eggs, Embryos

Posted April 14, 2009:

• New Parasite Found In Black Green Lizards In Spain, Portugal

Posted April 10, 2009:

• Amphibians May Develop Immunity To Fatal Fungus

Posted April 6, 2009:

• Dwarf In The Elfin Forests: Tiniest Frog In South America’s Andes Mountains

Posted April 1, 2009:

• Aussie Meat Ants May Be Invasive Cane Toad's Achilles' Heel

Posted March 27, 2009:

• A Venomous Tale: How Lizards Can Shed Their Tail When Predators Attack

Posted March 26, 2009:

• Spiders, Frogs And Gecko Among Exciting Discoveries Found In Papua New Guinea
• Australia's Most Endangered Snake Might Need More Bush Burning

Posted March 16, 2009:

• Leatherback Turtle Threatened By Plastic Garbage In Ocean

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