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Reptiles and amphibians: the latest stories from newsrooms and wildlife agencies, in full, with the source named and a link to the original report.
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Study suggests Spinosaurus lived mostly underwater
Researchers used machine learning and wartime statistical models to evaluate ancient skeletal data, revealing highly aquatic habits in the predatory dinosaur.
ScienceDaily · · 1 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
Gaps in global trade laws imperil rare reptiles
Experts urge stricter import tracking and pet lists as widespread legal oversights enable traffickers to launder wild creatures into European markets.
Mongabay · · 2 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
Forgotten fossil reveals new clawed dinosaur
A century-old museum specimen from Britain provides the first proof that megaraptoran predators once lived in Europe before spreading south.
ScienceDaily · · 1 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
Simple hygiene can shield Australia's wild reptiles
Researchers warn that handlers might spread deadly fungal pathogens across habitats and urge basic biosecurity measures such as washing field equipment.
Phys.org · · 1 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
Rescued Australian turtles return to restored wetland
Thirteen reptiles have returned to a replenished New South Wales water hole months after halted river flows caused an ecological crisis.
The Guardian · · 2 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
New egg-eating snake discovered in Ethiopia
Biologists have identified a distinct reptile in the southern highlands that relies on bird eggs and faces pressure from human persecution.
Mongabay · · 1 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
Aldabra tortoise population reaches 180,000 on atoll
A multiyear survey shows the wild reptile group has made an extraordinary comeback, though rising seas and invasive predators still pose long-term risks.
The Guardian · · 2 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
New crocodile species found in the Sphinx’s limestone
Fossils recovered a century ago from the rock used to build the Great Sphinx belong to a long-snouted crocodile species new to science, researchers say.
Mongabay · · 1 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
Sabine Schoppe, protector of Palawan’s forest turtles, dies
The German-born biologist led the emergency care of more than 3,800 endangered Palawan forest turtles seized in the Philippines in 2015.
Mongabay · · 1 min read
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Man stopped with 300 tortoises and 77 parrots in Sicily
Italian police found the animals packed in a car at the port of Pozzallo, bound for Malta; 76 of the parrots belong to protected species.
The Guardian · · 1 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
Saving one of the midwest's rarest reptiles
It takes a team to recover a species. Across portions of northern Indiana, southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio, shallow wetlands and connected forests…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 4 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
Hellbender heroes: Saving Missouri's living fossil
We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, along with the Saint Louis Zoo and Missouri Department of Conservation, received the inaugural Partners in…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 3 min read
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A Leap Towards Recovery
In June 2026, conservation partners gathered in Hancock County, Mississippi, to mark a recovery milestone for one of our nation’s rarest amphibians, the…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 3 min read