After more than 30 years of being missing, the Blyde Rondavel flat gecko (Afroedura rondavelica) reappears in South Africa.

Reptiles can’t actively regulate their body temperatures. This makes them less able to adjust to changing temperatures.

A gigantic flying reptile fossil found in Syria reveals a new chapter in Cretaceous history and expands the known range of ...

When contemplating the largest, native reptile found in Texas and Oklahoma, we might think of large turtles, such as the alligator and common snapping turtle. However, another reptile is larger than ...

With more than 260 species and 1,000 animals, IguanaLand in Punta Gorda, Florida is making a name for itself with conservation and research efforts.

Paleontologists have finally solved the mystery behind an elusive “sword dragon” skeleton found on the U.K.’s Jurassic Coast.

Experts say the lizard-like creature, which has been given the Gaelic name Breugnathair elgolensis, had lived about 167 ...

If it was not part of the snake lineage, Breugnathair may have been an evolutionary dead end, with snake-like predatory ...

Long dismissed as unintelligent, reptiles are emerging as cognitively and emotionally complex animals. A new study involving tortoises suggests that they also possess mood states. By Brandon Keim ...

This collection is series 15 of "James A. Peters Papers, and Records of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians 1927-1973 (papers), 1927-1966 (Records)". Field notes cover Peters field work on ...