ROCKVILLE, Md., April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dogs and cats are the furry darlings of the U.S. pet market, but the reptile business has advanced as well over the past decade, spurred by a growing ...

A once-species-rich order of reptiles called the Rhynchocephalia lived across the globe during the time of the dinosaurs 1, 2. Just one of these species survives today: the tuatara (Fig. 1). Found ...

Globally, about 20 percent of reptile species are facing the threat of extinction. That's according to a recent study in the scientific journal "Nature." Geoff Bennett takes a deeper look now at ...

Where they lived: Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent, including Antarctica. What they ate: Some ate plants, while others ate animals, including other dinosaurs. How big they were: The ...

Cryptosporidiosis is a life-threatening condition in reptiles that is caused by parasites. The disease affects all types of cold-blooded animals, including snakes, tortoises, chameleons, geckos, and ...

The Leaf-Tailed Gecko has the ability to walk up glass and cling to ceilings, thanks to hundreds of thousands of microscopic hairs on its toes. Instead of pulling its head into its shell when it ...

Despite popular belief, most reptiles do not have slimy skin. Their skin is dry and scaly, made of keratin, which keeps them from drying out.

Our class learned about different animal groups last week. I wrote three facts about reptiles. Reptiles do not hatch from eggs. The second was that reptiles live in the water. The third fact was some ...

A reader sent me an email last week following the item in my last column about the Las Candelas’ assembly on reptiles at Hillsides Education Center in Pasadena. Bruce Shwedick, the director of Reptile ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– SRD's Traveling Animals is hosting a 'Wild Reptile Adventure' event at Jungle ReTreat Ice Cream in Pocatello on Saturday, July 26. The event will give people a chance to get ...