Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life: X‑ray study of South African fossils was a decider

Palaeontologists have got a clearer picture of where turtles fit in the animal kingdom, thanks to analysis of a southern ...

Large invasive reptiles spotted in south Georgia

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is actively working to assess and eradicate this wild population of lizards.

Man sentenced for trafficking nearly 2,000 reptiles into the US from Mexico

(Gray News) - A man was sentenced to 65 months in prison after he smuggled at least 1,700 reptiles into the United States ...
Discover Wildlife on MSN

It can run across water at speeds of 5 feet per second. That's pretty nippy... 9 weirdest reptiles in the world, including a devil with two heads

Discover the world's weirdest and wackiest reptiles ...

Georgia is battling invasive, 4-foot-long lizards

Wildlife experts in Georgia are urging locals to keep on the lookout for any four-foot-long lizards wandering around the ...
The Conversation

Reptiles: why one in five species face extinction

Reptiles are cold-blooded and scaly animals, the majority of which are predators. They include some of the most deadly and venomous creatures on Earth, including the spitting cobra and saltwater ...

Wildlife smuggler sentenced after bringing 1,700 reptiles into the US

A wildlife trafficker was sentenced to 65 months in prison, for his role in a scheme that saw 1,700 reptiles enter the United ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For the Love of Lizards: Meet One of the Smithsonian’s Lizard Experts

For more than fifty years, museum herpetologist George Zug has studied all manner of reptiles and amphibians Jack Tamisiea A slender-toed gecko in New Guinea. In 2020, Smithsonian herpetologist George ...