A new study led by the University of Oxford has revealed that reptiles confined to islands are facing a double jeopardy.

Island reptiles are vanishing fast—but scientists are barely paying attention. Here's why that needs to change.

The European viper rests quietly among moss and grass, its patterned scales blending seamlessly with the forest floor. A ...

A new pterosaur species, _Bakiribu waridza_, was unexpectedly discovered within a fossilized dinosaur vomit by Brazilian researchers.

A Chinese national found herself in a cold-blooded mess after authorities uncovered a bizarre reptile smuggling operation ...

Ali Dalal, 4, fills an empty tarantula crib at the Reptile Room in Manchester on Oct. 9, 2025. Dalal’s parents are co-owners ...

The Mary River Turtle, an Australian freshwater species, possesses the extraordinary ability to breathe through its rear, ...

In England, the “sword dragon” is discovered, a new species of Jurassic ichthyosaur that reveals clues about marine evolution ...

Reptiles' unique ability to crystallize waste into solid uric acid spheres offers a potential breakthrough for human gout and kidney stone sufferers. Scientists are studying how snakes safely package ...

Hidden deep in the lush rainforests of Borneo lives a creature that feels straight out of a fantasy novel: the earless monitor lizard. Rare, secretive, and oddly dragon-like, this small reptile has ...

By the time he reached high school, Mike Duever was riding his bicycle 60 miles one-way to get to preserves, where he could ...

From the eastern fringe of Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja rainforest, scientists have described a new species of day gecko, the latest to join an ever-expanding list of remarkable reptiles found only in the ...