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Reptiles are cold-blooded and scaly animals, the majority of which are predators. They include some of the most deadly and venomous creatures on Earth, including the spitting cobra and saltwater ...

Currently there are an estimated nearly 9,000 reptiles in the world, while the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has assessed all of the world’s described mammals, birds, ...

The Mary River turtle is an odd little reptile. Finger-like protrusions dangle from its chin, it breathes through gill-like organs in its genitals and vertical strands of algae sprout from its head, ...

With its punky green mohican the striking Mary river turtle joins a new ZSL list of the world’s most vulnerable reptiles It sports a green mohican, fleshy finger-like growths under its chin and can ...

A "punk turtle" with a green mohican is the star attraction in a new list of endangered reptiles. The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) has a head crowned by vertical strands of algae that also grow ...

A new species of day gecko, Cnemaspis godagedarai, has been described in Sri Lanka, bringing the island’s number of endemic geckos in the genus Cnemaspis to 25. The new gecko, named after a national ...