Reptiles living in open habitats generally have brighter coloration than species living in denser vegetation. This is shown ...

Reptiles in open habitats evolved brighter colors over time. This helped them reflect sunlight and survive climate change.

The trade-off of this hardy external layer is that it doesn't expand; it remains relatively inflexible and constricts the ...

On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an ...

Reptiles living in open habitats generally have brighter colouration than species living in denser vegetation. This is shown ...

On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...

During his visit, Kraus found several “large” snakes with white chins, the study said. Intrigued, he took a closer look at the animals, compared them with other known species and soon realized he’d ...

Scientists found a 2-foot-long creature “inflating” its “bright blue” skin on a mountain in Sri Lanka and discovered a new species. Photo from Ashan Geeganage and Nayana Sanjeewa via Atthanagoda, de ...

Fred Kraus visited Rossel Island as part of an ongoing project to document the region’s reptile diversity ... its black-edged scales and the resulting “network”-like pattern.

Scale rot is one of the most common skin diseases in pet reptiles, and it results from ... infection can also lead to poor shedding patterns. Always start by checking the lights, heat, and ...