Roberta Ferreira Abecassis, Alfredo P. Santos-Jr, Lucas Vinicius Cavalcante Esteves, Advanio Inácio Siqueira-Silva, Selma Maria Almeida-Santos & Síria Ribeiro have made a study into the Brazilian amphisbaenian Amphisbaena brasiliana (Gray, 1865).

Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle Batagur kachuga is a critically endangered species from the Gangetic Plain of Northern India. Pawan Shantiprakash Pareek, Monowar Alam Khalid, Christopher J. Michaels & Shailendra Singh have made great strides to monitor the nesting habitat of said turtle.

If you’ve ever found yourself mesmerised by the slow, deliberate crawl of a tortoise or the vibrant splash of colour on a dart frog, you’re in the right place. Herpetology, the study of reptiles and amphibians, is a field bursting with fascinating discoveries and passionate communities.

Natália Ferreira Torello-Viera, Karina Rodrigues da Silva Banci & Michel Varajão Garey have extensively studied the elusive Purple Burrowing Caecilian Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis.

Japanese Grass Lizards shake a foot for research

New research, by Anh Van Pham , Truong Quang Nguyen, Cuong The Pham & Minh Duc Le, on two species of frog and their unstudied eating habits lead us to better understand their meal choice and interactions.

A critically endangered frog has experienced its first-ever radio telemtery treatment. We can now understand its relation to other organisms, habitats, landscapes, activity patterns and location data.

It has been13 long years since a meeting of herptile-related workers was hosted by a Scottish venue. Glasgow was the destination for like-minded participants to discuss current UK Herptile topics.

A New Initiative for Young Conservationists

Widely known Herpetologist Roger A. Repp has sadly passed away, leaving a legacy of important herptile research in the Arizona desert area.

It has taken a 28 year wait for another great community event to occur, but it did not disappoint, as the 2nd Philippine Herpetology Symposium took place between 13-14 November 2025.

Fact-file and care sheet for different snake species