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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.
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
Reptiles and amphibians
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
Reptiles and amphibians
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