A newly identified aetosuar, a heavily armored ancestor of today's crocodiles, is a brand new species.
A new paper describes ways to control invasive spectacled caimans in the Florida Everglades.
American alligators are one of the largest beneficial predators, but are often misunderstood, say experts.
New research examines the effects of reptile loss on Caribbean islands. The top villain in the story: the mongoose.
Researchers in Florida want help finding brown basilisk lizards, are also called "Jesus lizards" because they can sprint across water.
New research with pythons and lizards identifies a gene that results in white blotches, or piebald coloration, in reptiles.
“This is one of the first times Ice Age effects have been found in a tropical species," says José Avila-Cervantes.
"Understanding how animals adapt to urban environments can help us focus our conservation efforts on the species that need it the most..."
An extinct reptile's oddly shaped chompers and bones suggest some creatures and plants bounced back quickly after a mass extinction.
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