Frog and Reptile News

Posted April 16, 2012:

• Venomous Snakebites Can Be Painful and Expensive, Says Expert

Posted April 12, 2012:

• Athletic Frogs Have Faster-Changing Genomes
• Traffic Harms Asturian Amphibians

Posted April 11, 2012:

• Global Effort Launched to Save Turtles from Extinction

Posted April 5, 2012:

• New Threat to Birds Posed by Invasive Pythons in Florida

Posted April 3, 2012:

• Robosquirrels Versus Rattlesnakes

Posted March 31, 2012:

• Another Vertebrate Species Reported Extinct from the Hawaiian Islands

Posted March 27, 2012:

• Elusive Bururi Long-Fingered Frog Found After 62 Years

Posted March 19, 2012:

• Neurotoxin Resistance in Snakes Around the World
• Tracking Lake Erie Water Snake in Fight Against Invasive Fish

Posted March 14, 2012:

• Hiding in Plain Sight, a New Frog Species With a 'Weird' Croak Is Identified in New York City

Posted March 12, 2012:

• Common North American Frog Identified as Carrier of Deadly Amphibian Disease

Posted March 1, 2012:

• Leatherback Turtle Migration Study Identifies Pacific Danger Zones for Endangered Species

Posted February 29, 2012:

• Unlocking the Secrets of Sea Turtle Migration

Posted February 22, 2012:

• Invasive Plant Protects Australian Lizards from Invasive Toad

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Rare Fungus Kills Endangered Rattlesnakes in Southern Illinois

Posted February 17, 2012:

• A New, Beautifully Colored Lizard Discovered in the Peruvian Andes

Posted February 15, 2012:

• Tiny Chameleons Discovered in Madagascar: Small Enough to Stand on the Tip of a Finger

Posted February 10, 2012:

• The Power of Estrogen: Male Snakes Attract Other Males

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Castaway Lizards Provide Insight Into Elusive Evolutionary Process, Founder Effects

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Turtles' Mating Habits Protect Against Effects of Climate Change

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Snakes Improve Search-and-Rescue Robots: New Design Uses Less Energy

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Inventory Lists 19,232 Newly Discovered Species During Latest Count
• Extremely Rare Turtle Is Released Into the Wild

Posted January 11, 2012:

• World's Smallest Vertebrate: Tiny Frogs Discovered in New Guinea

Posted January 9, 2012:

• New 'Horned' Snake Species Discovered

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Salt Water Alone Unlikely to Halt Burmese Python Invasion
• Leaping Lizards and Dinosaurs Inspire Robot Design

Posted December 29, 2011:

• I Know Something You Don't Know! Wild Chimpanzees Inform Ignorant Group Members of Danger

Posted December 27, 2011:

• Frogs Use Calls to Find Mates With Matching Chromosomes; Tree Frogs That Look Similar Hear Chromosome Difference in Calls

Posted December 19, 2011:

• Hellbender Salamander Study Seeks Answers for Global Amphibian Decline

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Pythons and People Take Turns as Predators and Prey

Posted December 12, 2011:

• World's Smallest Frogs Discovered in New Guinea

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Stinky Frogs Are a Treasure Trove of Antibiotic Substances

Posted November 28, 2011:

• Herbicide Atrazine Spurs Reproductive Problems in Many Creatures, Report Finds

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Predators Drive the Evolution of Poison Dart Frogs' Skin Patterns

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Snake Spills Venomous Secrets

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Frogs' Amazing Leaps Due to Springy Tendons

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Duck's Boon Might Be a Turtle's Bane: Overturned Duck Nest Boxes Can Be Death Traps for Turtles

Posted September 30, 2011:

• Humans and Sharks Share Immune System Feature

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Tree Frogs Chill out to Collect Precious Water

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Global Conservation Priorities for Marine Turtles

Posted September 26, 2011:

• 'Heat-Proof' Eggs Help Turtles Cope With Hot Beaches

Posted September 23, 2011:

• DNA Sequences Reveal the True Identity of the Softshell Turtle Pelodiscus

Posted September 21, 2011:

• Unprecedented Role Reversal: Ground Beetle Larvae Lure Amphibians and Prey Upon Them

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Invasive Amphibians, Reptiles in Florida Outnumber World, Study Finds

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Ancient Crocodile Competed With Titanoboa, World's Largest Snake, for Food, Paleontologists Discover
• Accidental Sea Turtle Deaths Drop 90 Percent in U.S. Fisheries; Improvements in Fishing Equipment Seem to Be Preventing Lethal 'Bycatch'

Posted September 9, 2011:

• Snakebites a Public Health Problem in Africa

Posted September 1, 2011:

• How to Get Ahead in the Nervous System: Scientists Discover a Highly Conserved Mechanism Governing Brain Development

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