The Kaputar rock skink (Egernia roomi), informally known for decades but recently given a scientific name in August 2019 may be on the verge of collapse due to brushfire that devastated much of Australia, according to an article in The…
The spotted-thighed treefrog (Litoria cyclorhyncha), an amphibian that is native to southern Western Australia has made its way to South Australia by humans and has the potential to wreak havoc on native species. A paper published in the Australian Journal…
A Florida state contracted python hunter has captured and euthanized an estimated 17-foot, 150 lb. Burmese python (Python bivittatus) in the Florida Everglades. Trapper Mike Kimmel of Martin County Trapping & Wildlife Rescue was out in the Florida Everglades on his…
Modigliani’s lizard, (Harpesaurus modiglianii) a lizard of the Agamidae family that hasn’t been seen since it was first discovered way back in 1891, has again been spotted in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province. Wildlife biologist Chairunas Adha Putra was out on a…
Indian rock pythons eat a lot of things but porcupines are hard to swallow. Porcupines have quills for a reason, and that is to better defend themselves from predators. In the case of an Indian rock python (Python molurus) trying…
Someone stole the Buffalo Zoo's resident red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria), and the zoo is hoping that she will be returned safely. Red, as she is affectionally called, was stolen June 2 from the zoo's Rainforest Falls exhibit. In our Buffalo…
Their bodies are translucent to fool predators.
You are still able to possess these snakes in the state, per local regulation.
Ms. Jennifer had celebrated her 53rd birthday when she was adopted.
After four attempts the man was successful in removing the can from the lizard's nose.
The amphibian is known to exist in just three degraded forest patches.
Salvator merianae is established in Florida as well.
Varanus bennetti is native to Palau and the Mariana islands.
Coachwhips are known to eat other snakes.
Poaching in the country is mostly undocumented and accurate data is difficult to acquire
It is a game of patience between predator and prey.
The Drymarchon couperi were captive bred in Florida
The non-venomous wolf snake looks like the venomous common krait.
The female lizard was found in Cocoa Beach, FL with a visibly distended abdomen.
