Scientists have discovered 115 new species in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia including a crocodile lizard and a snail-eating turtle that was spotted in a Thai food market. The species are ...

Elena Weaver just couldn't stop giggling. The rosy-cheeked 4-year-old from Lancaster was petting the wet shell of a diamondback terrapin squirming in the hands of North Museum volunteer Sarah Annibali ...

BAR HARBOR − Famous for their sluggishness, turtles have been slow to give up the secrets of their evolution and place on the evolutionary tree. For decades, paleontologists who study fossils and ...

Two cats, three dogs, four turtles and a lizard were rescued from a large fire at a Cleveland apartment complex on June 23 The fire and resulting explosion required 22 companies and over 60 ...

WASHINGTON— A new report by the Center for Biological Diversity today identifies the nation’s top 10 amphibians and reptiles in need of immediate federal protection to stave off extinction. The list ...