Anyone who has watched a rooster stalking around a farmyard might agree that there is something very dinosaur-like about birds. That may come as no surprise, given that birds are dinosaurs. But in ...

Of the 10,196 species assessed, scientists found that at least 1,829 (21%) of species were threatened with extinction. "The potential loss of one-fifth of all reptile species reminds us how much of ...

About one-fifth of all reptile species, including crocodiles and turtles, are at risk of extinction. That’s the conclusion of a major new study published in the journal Nature. Multiple factors are ...

A new zoo has opened in San Luis Obispo County, and this one focuses on reptiles and doubles as a store. Andrew Barton loves ...

Reptile reproduction also depends on temperature. Only boas and pythons give birth to live young. The other species lay their eggs in a simple nest, and leave. The young hatch days to months later.

The Tokay gecko is a species native to Southeast Asia, where a large percentage of traded reptiles come from Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Live reptiles are easy to buy online.

Although comprehensive extinction-risk assessments have been available for birds, mammals and amphibians for well over a decade 3, reptiles have, until now, not been comprehensively assessed.

Researchers reveal the rapid evolution and radiation of reptiles actually began before the end of the Permian in connection to the steadily increasing temperatures, which drove successive climate ...

Reptiles are in trouble: In fact, over 21% of reptile species are threatened with extinction worldwide, according to a first-of-its-kind global assessment of more than 10,000 species. The findings ...