Reptiles could overtake amphibians as the highest priority for conservation among vertebrates as threats like climate change ...

A once-rare reptile is making a remarkable comeback in East Devon in the United Kingdom. Smooth snakes — secretive, non-venomous reptiles once pushed to the brink by ongoing habitat loss — are ...

Unless you've owned reptiles, you might not know that many of them "pee" crystals. Researchers publishing in the Journal of ...

National Reptile Awareness Day 2025 highlights how reptiles shape ecosystems; they show how nature balances under stress.

Reptiles produce crystal "pee," which, in humans, would cause gout or kidney stones. But this seems to be working out great ...

The iconic Red List of Threatened Species, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), identifies species at risk of extinction. A study in PLOS Biology publishing May 26 ...

New tool predicts future wildlife threats. It shows reptiles may need conservation more than amphibians in coming decades.

“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 ...

A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in fossils found in England, according to ...

For researchers, including Georgetown University chemist Jennifer Swift, analyzing reptilian pee crystals presented an ...

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 ...

The marine reptile would have been about three metres long and would have eaten fish and squid, scientists say ...