Earth's scaly creatures have evolved a dizzying assortment of forms to master their environments, with successful reptile groups like lizards, snakes, crocodiles and turtles all boasting many different unique species — not to mention amazing extinct reptiles like the flying pterosaurs or marine Mosasaurus. Live Science lets you discover the great diversity of Reptilia, so whether our expert writers and editors are covering the discovery of the world's smallest reptile — it fits on your fingertip — or why extinction threatens one in five reptile species, you'll always have reptile news, features and articles to read.
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Scientists discover Burmese pythons have never-before-seen cells that help them digest entire skeletons
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Night lizards survived dinosaur-killing asteroid strike despite living right next to impact site
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Florida bobcat bites the head off of 13-foot Burmese python in the Everglades
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Reptiles evolved earlier than we thought, newly discovered claw-mark fossils suggest
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Two new crocodiles discovered in the Caribbean
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Zoo unveils babies of 100-year-old giant tortoise, 'Mommy'
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'An up-tempo version of Darwinian evolution': How a mega freeze in Florida may have caused Burmese pythons to evolve at a blindingly fast speed
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Two new crocodiles discovered in the Caribbean
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Crocodiles are overheating due to climate change — and it's changing their behavior
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Orange dwarf cave crocodiles: The crocs that crawled into a cave, ate bats, and started mutating into a new species
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Henry the giant crocodile, who has sired 10,000 babies, celebrates 124th birthday
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Gharial: The prehistoric crocodilian that buzzes and blows bubbles to find a mate
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Crocodile quiz: Test your knowledge on the prehistoric predators
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Scientists to read Cassius the giant crocodile's bones to find out exactly how old he was when he died
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Cassius, the world's biggest captive crocodile, may have been over 120 years old when he died
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Crocodile 'fingerprints' may reveal Australia's deadly, hidden predators
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Night lizards survived dinosaur-killing asteroid strike despite living right next to impact site
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Iguanas sailed one-fifth of the way around the world on rafts 34 million years ago
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Labord's chameleon: The color-changing lizard that drops dead in 4 months
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Short-horned lizard: The inflatable 'horny toad' that squirts toxic blood from its eyes
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'Scuba-diving' lizards breathe underwater by wearing air bubbles on their noses — just like in a cartoon
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Thorny devil: The spike-covered lizard that sucks water from sand through its skin
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Watch chameleon erupt in color 'as if uttering her last words' in her final moments before death
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Surprise discovery of snake-like lizard feared extinct leaves scientists amazed
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Earless monitor lizards: The 'Holy Grail' of reptiles that looks like a mini dragon
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Scientists discover Burmese pythons have never-before-seen cells that help them digest entire skeletons
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Florida bobcat bites the head off of 13-foot Burmese python in the Everglades
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'An up-tempo version of Darwinian evolution': How a mega freeze in Florida may have caused Burmese pythons to evolve at a blindingly fast speed
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Why do snakes shed their skin?
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QuizSnake quiz: Let's ssseee what you know about these slithering reptiles
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Venomous snake with 3 fangs may be the 'most dangerous death adder in the world'
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Snakes: Facts about one of the most iconic creatures in animal hiss-tory
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King cobra mystery that's puzzled scientists for 188 years finally solved
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'Truly primal': Watch Burmese python swallow deer whole in Florida Everglades by stretching its mouth to the absolute limit
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Zoo unveils babies of 100-year-old giant tortoise, 'Mommy'
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Giant tortoise becomes first-time mom at about 100 years old
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Cantor's giant softshell turtle: The frog-faced predator that spends 95% of its time completely motionless
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Leatherback turtle dives deeper than a Navy sub, smashing world record in the process
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Mary River turtle: The green-haired oddball that can breathe through its butt for 72 hours
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Largest freshwater turtle species doomed to extinction after last female washes up dead
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Most of Florida's newly-hatched sea turtles are female. Why?
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Can turtles really breathe through their butts?
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Ancient Transylvanian turtle survived the extinction of the dinosaurs
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