Frog and Reptile News

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

Posted August 31, 2011:

• First Lizard Genome Sequenced: Green Anole Lizard's Genome Sheds Light on Vertebrate Evolution

Posted August 22, 2011:

• Restoration as Science: Case of the Collared Lizard

Posted August 17, 2011:

• First Major Survey of Amphibian Fungus in Asia Completed
• Cellular Laser Microsurgery Illuminates Research in Vertebrate Biology

Posted August 4, 2011:

• Females Can Place Limits on Evolution of Attractive Features in Males, Research Shows
• Species Share Perceptual Capabilities That Affect How Communication Evolves, Research Finds

Posted August 2, 2011:

• Tropical Frogs Shedding Light on Human Hearing and Attention Disorders

Posted July 27, 2011:

• Without Competition, Island Frogs Evolve Rapidly
• Can Amphibian Fungal Disease Be Beaten?

Posted July 25, 2011:

• Turtles Next to Lizards on Family Tree, Discovery Based on microRNAs Shows

Posted July 22, 2011:

• Endangered River Turtle's Genes Reveal Ancient Influence of Maya Indians

Posted July 19, 2011:

• Tortoise Populations Can Withstand Fires Every 30 Years
• How the Early Human Embryo Acquires Its Shape Through 'Organizer' Cells

Posted July 18, 2011:

• Study Shows Small-Scale Fisheries' Impact on Marine Life
• Rapid Venom Evolution in Pit Vipers May Be Defensive; Marsupials That Prey on Venomous Snakes Also Evolve Rapidly
• Grand Cayman Blue Iguana: Back from the Brink of Extinction

Posted July 12, 2011:

• Brainy Lizards Pass Test for Birds
• Border Fences Pose Threats to Wildlife on US-Mexico Border, Study Shows

Posted July 11, 2011:

• One in 10 Species Could Face Extinction: Decline in Species Shows Climate Change Warnings Not Exaggerated, Research Finds

Posted July 3, 2011:

• Climate Change Threatens Endangered Freshwater Turtle
• Tree Frogs' Self-Cleaning Feet Could Solve a Sticky Problem

Posted June 23, 2011:

• Marine Turtle Movements Tracked

Posted June 20, 2011:

• Fighting Massive Declines in Frog Populations With Bacteria and Fungicides

Posted June 13, 2011:

• Deadly Amphibian Disease Found in the Last Disease-Free Region of Central America

Posted June 8, 2011:

• Stable Temperatures Boost Biodiversity in Tropical Mountains, Study Finds

Posted June 6, 2011:

• Scientists Unlock Potential of Frog Skin to Treat Cancer

Posted May 31, 2011:

• Diagnosing Stomach Disease in Pet Reptiles

Posted May 26, 2011:

• Modern European Agriculture Jeopardizes Biodiversity? Romanian Study Highlights Importance of Traditional Agriculture in Protecting Amphibians

Posted May 18, 2011:

• Lizard Fossil Provides Missing Link to Show Body Shapes of Snakes and Limbless Lizards Evolved Independently

Posted May 16, 2011:

• Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog Provides Insight on River Management
• Biophysics of Snakebites: How Do Venomous Snakes Inject Venom Into Victim's Wound?

Posted May 11, 2011:

• Stay-at-Home Parents Make for a Cooperative Family of Lizards
• Slow Road to a Synapse: Why Some Neuronal Proteins Take Their Time Getting to the Terminal

Posted May 10, 2011:

• Smallest Turtle in North America Becomes More Scarce

Posted May 2, 2011:

• New Evidence Details Spread of Amphibian-Killing Disease from Mexico Through Central America

Posted April 25, 2011:

• Global Catastrophic Amphibian Declines Have Multiple Causes, No Simple Solution

Posted April 22, 2011:

• Frog Embryos Lead to New Understanding of Cardiac Development

Posted April 13, 2011:

• Giant Fire-Bellied Toad's Brain Brims With Powerful Germ-Fighters

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Leatherback Sea Turtle Nests Increasing in Florida
• Algae That Live Inside the Cells of Salamanders Are the First Known Vertebrate Endosymbionts

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