A new species of small, venomous reptile, Microzemiotes sonselaensis, has been discovered in the Late Triassic Chinle Formation in northeastern Arizona. The findings, recently published in PeerJ ...

Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in special skin made up of scales, bony plates, or a combination of both. They include crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles, and tor- toises.

Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. The earliest known turtles date ...

Their strange, ... Snakes in the City: Ten Years of Wildlife Rescues Reveal Insights Into Human-Reptile Interactions Oct. 2, 2024 — An extensive exploration of ten years of wildlife rescue data ...

Amphibians and reptiles are amazing creatures with clever adaptations that have allowed them to brave the millennia. Consider the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard's scaly hind toes, which resemble ...

The roundworm infection occurs when larvae, which get on the hands from touching contaminated soil or unwashed vegetables, ...

What are amphibians and reptiles? Amphibians are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Most amphibians have complex life cycles with time on land and in the water. Their skin must stay moist to absorb ...

These changes separate the reptiles from the amphibians. #1, the evolution of stronger, more effective jaw mechanisms, is the subject of this lecture and one topic in last week’s lab. The other ...

Cornified scales of reptiles increased their capacity to live in terrestrial environments. The stratum corneum is very thin, with little keratin. Skin is used for gas exchange. Thick keratin layer ...

Reptiles have dry, scaly skin like this snake. Reptiles look a lot like dinosaurs. In fact, dinosaurs were reptiles. Not all reptiles have four legs and look like a dinosaur. Some have no legs ...

These intestinal parasites hide inside your cat where they silently cause harm, but with the best cat dewormers and preventives, you can get rid of tapeworms, hookworms, and roundworms fast and ...