Scientists discovered a new wolf snake on Great Nicobar and confirmed it through DNA and body traits. The species needs protection.

Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores -- but how? What type of food did extinct vertebrates eat? And how can we gain insight into the diets of these creatures? In ...

The discovery of a quartet of fossilized snakes, a never-before-seen species from the boa family that lived 38 million years ago, has provided paleontologists with a rare insight into reptilian social ...

A new species of small, venomous reptile, Microzemiotes sonselaensis, has been discovered in the Late Triassic Chinle Formation in northeastern Arizona. The findings, recently published in PeerJ Life ...

Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals ...

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown crocodile-like reptile species that lived around 237 million years ago during the Triassic Period. It has been described as an "extremely rare" ...

Krystal Tolley receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as “lost ...

There are 16 species of crocodiles in the world. While they all have sharp teeth, some are less dangerous to humans, while ...

Snakes don’t always get credit in the brains department. With no limbs and a blank stare, they’ve been cast as simple predators, slithering on instinct, but some snakes are surprisingly clever. While ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, meets every three years to debate global trade protections for imperiled wildlife. This meeting, also known as “CoP20,” was the ...