Author: John Virata

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Seized Indian Star Tortoises Tagged And Released Back Into Wild

Seized Indian Star Tortoises Tagged And Released Back Into Wild

The reptiles were seized from smugglers in Singapore back in 2018. [...]
Tesla Installs Sand Lizard Fences At Gigafactory In Grünheide Germany

Tesla Installs Sand Lizard Fences At Gigafactory In Grünheide Germany

The sand lizard is a European protected species and is listed as threatened under UK law. [...]
Warming Mountaintops May Cause Greek Meadow Viper To Become Extinct

Warming Mountaintops May Cause Greek Meadow Viper To Become Extinct

The Greek meadow viper is a cold weather species found on alpine mountains. [...]
Tiniest Dinosaur Of All Time Discovered Encased In Amber

Tiniest Dinosaur Of All Time Discovered Encased In Amber

Oculudentavis khaungraae has bones similar to that of living lizards. [...]
New Frog Species Of The Genus Walkerana Discovered In India’s Western Ghats

New Frog Species Of The Genus Walkerana Discovered In India’s Western Ghats

Walkerana muduga, was collected in 2016 by a team led by Dr. S. P. Vijayakumar of the Indian Institute of Science. [...]
Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander Successfully Bred At San Antonio Zoo

Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander Successfully Bred At San Antonio Zoo

The reticulated flatwoods salamander is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. [...]

Komodo Dragons Conceived At Chattanooga Zoo Via Parthenogenesis

The three Komodo dragons were on display for three days last week. [...]
Worms Found In Brains Of Wall Lizard Embryos

Worms Found In Brains Of Wall Lizard Embryos

This is the first instance in which the worms were found in reptile eggs. [...]
Anaconda That Ate Neighbor’s Dog Released

Anaconda That Ate Neighbor’s Dog Released

A reptile enthusiast in French Guiana received a call from a neighbor who told him that an anaconda had just eaten his dog and wanted the snake remove [...]
Two Coqui Frogs Captured on Oahu in Hawaii

Two Coqui Frogs Captured on Oahu in Hawaii

The Coqui frog has become established on the Big Island of Hawaii. [...]
Alligators And Crocodiles Can Climb Trees

Alligators And Crocodiles Can Climb Trees

More than 10 species of crocodilian have been observed in trees as high as three meters above water. [...]
Invasive Brown Tree Snake On Guam Leads To Explosion In Spider Populations

Invasive Brown Tree Snake On Guam Leads To Explosion In Spider Populations

The brown tree snake has devastated Guam's bird population so severely over the last 60 years that only two of 12 birds native to Guam now exist. [...]
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