Tag: Reptiles

Cameras tuned to detect near-infrared wavelengths can help wildlife managers and others hunt down invasive Burmese pythons. A new study published recently in Applied Optics shows that near-infrared spectrum cameras...

They may not be able to perform a leg lock, but male cottonmouths will still wrestle for their mates.  Wildlife manager Matthew Moore with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources...

For the first time in more than a century, researchers have discovered a new boa species in the Dominican Republic. The Hispaniolan vineboa (Chilabothrus ampelophis) was discovered in a mountainous...

Ecologically, Madagascar day geckos aren’t supposed to be in Florida. The species didn’t arrive until the 1990s, when it was introduced to adorn gardens in the Florida Keys. According to...

Agriculture, invasive species, harvesting and pet trade are threatening 20% of the world’s skink species with extinction. According to the first “comprehensive evaluation” of the world’s 1,714 described skink species,...

Toxic algal blooms could stress out wildlife, and in some cases, cause weaker immune systems in reptiles and birds in the Great Lakes region. Blue-green algae blooms are caused by...

Wildlife officials with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and private trappers have removed 250 alligators from Disney properties in central Florida since 2016. The removals began after an alligator...

When a newly-identified reptile is described in scientific literature, it’s not just exciting for biologists. It also catches the eyes of wildlife traffickers, who comb journals for their descriptions and...

Increasing urbanization in Puerto Rico may cause declines in the territory’s endangered boa population. The Puerto Rican boa (Chilabothrus inornatus) is the largest snake found on the island, growing up...

Small satellite tags glued onto green sea turtle hatchlings are revealing where the reptiles go immediately after they leave the beaches of central Florida. The discovery will help researchers better...