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. All ...

In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But ...

WHILE many were baking banana bread during the COVID-19 lockdown, South African herpetologist Dr Fortunate Phaka was undertaking a groundbreaking project to ensure that South Africa’s frogs, snakes ...

A chunky, 1.5-metre-long armoured predator that lived some 250 million years ago may upend our understanding of reptile evolution. Fossils of the novel species – named Prosaurosphargis yingzishanensis ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. You're probably familiar with a ...