We are so fortunate to share the world with a huge diversity of creatures. For me, some of the most fascinating are reptiles and amphibians. Collectively called herpetofauna, reptiles and amphibians ...

As autumn descends and temperatures drop, North America’s amphibians and reptiles, also known as herpetofauna, scramble to make their final moves. Unlike warm-blooded animals, these creatures don’t ...

A rare tree frog found only in Central Panama could soon croak its last, as deforestation and infection push the species toward extinction, an environmental group said today. The Rabb’s fringe-limbed ...

Roger Hill, owner of The Snake Pit, had his first tarantula at 12. “We weren’t interested in sports. We were interested in keeping animals and raising animals, but nothing normal,” he recalled. Roger ...

A research team of Prof. Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has discovered that the bacterium Ewingella americana, isolated from the intestines of Japanese ...

Australia is home to many endangered reptiles and frogs. This national snapshot shows their numbers have dropped sharply. But it’s possible to reverse this trend.

Even though Tallahassee is well north of the warmer climate of South Florida, we still have our share of exotic invaders. The definition of an exotic plant or animal is a species that threatens ...

As the world warms, a bug-eyed, warty, foreign frog has leapt to new heights of ecological and urban annoyance in Florida, a new study shows. So as the infamous Cuban treefrog nudges out Florida's ...

New conservation report highlights focus on the protection of lesser-known species that are critical to ecosystem health.

Nov. 10 (UPI) --A Florida woman discovered a group of lizards and a frog were finding warm nighttime shelter in an unusual place -- on her window. Jessica Schreck said she looked out a window at her ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The horned lizards – commonly referred to in Texas as "horned frogs" -- that reside at the Fort Worth Zoo are currently hibernating. Meaning? Yes, TCU's mascots will be sleeping ...

With more than 131 teams in NCAA Division I-A, not all of them have mascots as simple as Bulldogs, Yellow Jackets, Panthers, and Owls. There's a story behind each mascot. Perhaps you're familiar with ...