Frog and Reptile News

Posted March 20, 2008:

• Unlocking The Psychology Of Snake And Spider Phobias

Posted March 14, 2008:

• Turtle Nesting Threatened By Logging Practices In Gabon, Smithsonian Warns

Posted March 11, 2008:

• Harlequin Frog Rediscovered In Remote Region Of Colombia
• Amphibians Respond Behaviorally To Impact Of Clear Cutting
• Snakes Vault Past Toxic Newts In Evolutionary Arms Race

Posted March 5, 2008:

• Rare Maud Island Frogs Hatched In New Zealand

Posted March 4, 2008:

• South American Frog Secretions Stimulate Insulin Release, Could Offer Diabetes Treatment Hope

Posted February 27, 2008:

• Evolution Of Aversion: Why Even Children Are Fearful Of Snakes

Posted February 23, 2008:

• Python Snakes, An Invasive Species In Florida, Could Spread To One Third Of US

Posted February 21, 2008:

• Snakes Locate Prey Through Vibration Waves

Posted February 18, 2008:

• Giant Frog Jumps Continents, May Have Eaten Baby Dinosaurs

Posted February 14, 2008:

• Leatherback Sea Turtles Followed On 12,700 Mile Migratory Journey Across The Pacific

Posted February 11, 2008:

• 'V-Frog' Virtual-Reality Frog Dissection Software Offers First True Physical Simulation

Posted February 8, 2008:

• Science, Not Romance, Controls Mating At Smithsonian's National Zoo

Posted February 7, 2008:

• Madagascar's Tortoises Are Crawling Toward Extinction, Groups Say

Posted January 28, 2008:

• Ecosystem Engineers: Elephant Eating Habits Influence Lizard Habitat Choices

Posted January 24, 2008:

• Saving Endangered Sea Turtles
• EDGE Amphibians: World's Weirdest Creatures Just Got Weirder

Posted January 22, 2008:

• Scientists Look At Those In Evolutionary Race Who Don't Make It 'Out Of The Gate'
• Jacky Dragons Are Born When The Temperature Is Right For Their Sex
• Amphibian Skin Agent May Battle Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

Posted January 4, 2008:

• Does Biology Matter When Predicting How Animals Will Respond To Climate Change?

Posted December 21, 2007:

• Giraffes And Frogs Provide More Evidence Of New Species Hidden In Plain Sight

Posted December 19, 2007:

• Snake Venoms Share Similar Ingredients
• Squirrels Use Old Snake Skins To Mask Their Scent From Predators

Posted December 3, 2007:

• Fossils Excavated From Bahamian Blue Hole May Give Clues Of Early Life

Posted November 30, 2007:

• Toads In A Hole? Fungal Disease Threatens UK Toad Population

Posted November 29, 2007:

• Indigenous Water Frogs In Europe Under Threat

Posted November 26, 2007:

• Green Turtle Nesting Sites Discovered In Senegal

Posted November 19, 2007:

• Sunbathing Tree Frogs' Future Under A Cloud

Posted November 14, 2007:

• Parasites Might Spur Evolution Of Strange Amphibian Breeding Habits

Posted October 30, 2007:

• Underestimation Of Frog Numbers Causes Concern

Posted October 25, 2007:

• Understanding Endangered Frog's Diet And Environment May Save It

Posted October 24, 2007:

• Signal That Switches On Eye Development Discovered -- Could Lead To 'Eye In A Dish'

Posted October 15, 2007:

• After Drought, Diversity Dries Up And Ponds All Look The Same

Posted October 3, 2007:

• New Species Of Frog Discovered: Smallest Indian Land Vertebrate

Posted October 1, 2007:

• Three-Way Mating Game Of North American Lizard Found In Distant European Relative

Posted September 28, 2007:

• Biologists Close In On Mystery Of Sea Turtles' 'Lost Years'

Posted September 26, 2007:

• Does The Victim Affect Snake Venom Composition?

Posted September 25, 2007:

• New Animal And Plant Species Found In Vietnam
• Pollution Drives Frog Deformities By Ramping Up Infections

Posted September 24, 2007:

• Magnetic Snakes Create Water Current

Posted September 12, 2007:

• Ecologist Finds Dire Devastation Of Snake Species Following Floods

Posted August 28, 2007:

• New Golden Frog Discovered In Remote Region Of Colombia

Posted August 24, 2007:

• How Snakes Survive Starvation

Posted August 20, 2007:

• Frog Plus Frying Pan Equals Better Antibiotic

Posted August 17, 2007:

• Researchers Track Declining Timber Rattlesnakes

Posted August 16, 2007:

• US Watersheds: Underlying Geodynamic Processes And Human Impacts Considered

Posted August 6, 2007:

• Genetic Analysis Finds Greater Threat In Frog-Killing Fungus

Posted July 21, 2007:

• Scientists Are Aiding Timber Rattlesnakes

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