A slender reptile slips beneath damp leaf litter in Taiwan’s mountain forests, rarely seen and often mistaken for a snake.

The 10th annual Electric City Reptile Expo was held at the Hilton Conference Center in Scranton. Reptile enthusiasts got the ...

A 183-million-year-old ichthyosaur from Germany has given scientists their clearest answer yet to a long-standing puzzle: how ...

“Charismatic megafauna” describes many people’s favorite animals: blue whales, giant pandas, elephants, penguins, and other large beasts of the natural world. Many of these animals are hunted to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Finding good data to determine trends in the exotic reptile ...

It was around 13 inches tall and had a beak and claws, but did not have wings. The post Brain of first flying reptile’s ...

A research team from the National Taiwan Normal University has clarified the status of a secretive reptile. Led by Si-Min Lin ...

While most reptiles are wild, many are kept as pets because of their reputation for being mysterious and exotic. Having an unconventional pet comes with its own concerns, though, that you'll need to ...

In the 2003 film ‘Finding Nemo,’ the protagonist Marlin, a clownfish, asks Crush, a sea turtle how old he is. Crush hollers: “Hundred and fifty, dude! And still young!” Reptiles frequently get ...