Reptiles

A newly discovered species of extinct ancient turtle uncovered in Madagascar is proof of convergent evolution of suction feeding in turtles.

Scientists have solved a 150-year-old mystery surrounding the classification of the extinct horned crocodile from Madagascar, giving it its own evolutionary group.

Here's why thousands of sea turtles were paralyzed in the frigid waters along the Texas coastline during the unprecedented winter storm that swept across the country this week.

The Madagascar chameleon Brookesia nana measures half an inch long, and may be critically endangered. He also has huge genitals

Special skin cells give desert geckos from Namibia a neon-green glow.

The ‘swamp king’ was over 16 feet long and much broader than modern-day crocodiles.

More than a century after it was last seen, a spectacularly colorful chameleon is back.

The 313-million-year-old tracks were left by a tetrapod.

One of London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year honorees shows an endangered crocodile carrying 100 babies on his back

New analysis of the ancient crocodylian Deinosuchus confirms that this apex predator had jaws and teeth that were powerful enough to subdue massive dinosaur prey.

These strange, long-necked Triassic beasts were able to coexist because they chowed down on different prey.

The ichthyosaur and her unborn babies lived about 246 million years ago.

Why did these male turtles have horned shells? Likely to protect their heads during fierce combat, a study finds.

Trash in the turtle's stomach stopped the animal from ingesting more-nutritious foods.

Low temperatures in Florida prompted an unusual warning from the National Weather Service.

Eat more salad, they said. It's good for you, they said.

An ancient lizard was a flying dinosaur's last meal.

Teeth and scales didn't stop an Australian olive python from getting a meal.

Miners digging for gemstones found something entirely different last month; the fossilized remains of an ancient sea monster.