A bizarre reptile once scurried through the Triassic treetops with an extravagant crest on its back, one made from neither scale, nor bone, nor feather. The extinct creature's 247-million-year-old ...

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 ...

Some 247 million years ago, a bizarre, six-inch-long reptile crept down a branch, its prehensile tail and feet clutching the bark like a monkey, and its narrow, birdlike face scanning its surroundings ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known skin fossils, dating back long before the dinosaurs. The samples, found in a cave in Oklahoma, USA, show that reptile scales haven’t changed much in the ...

German paleontologists from the The Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History became interested in an unusual reptile that lived in the Triassic period about 200-250 million years ago and had a ...

Few game franchises have the same level of longevity as Mortal Kombat, which debuted its first installment in 1992 and is still releasing new projects to this day. As with any major franchise, Mortal ...

After more than 30 years of being missing, the Blyde Rondavel flat gecko (Afroedura rondavelica) reappears in South Africa.

Families and children gathered at Old Santee Canal Park Saturday, Jan. 18, to learn about reptiles native to South Carolina. Education Coordinator Kathy O’Connor explained the event’s purpose was to ...

Adrienne Love, owner of For Goodness Snakes8 Rescue and Rehab Center, shows some love to a lizard. (Photo By Michelle Dillon) MARIETTA — The building at 332 Front Street, a large two-story wooden ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Since 2014, Saving Scales Reptile Rescue has welcomed exotic reptiles and amphibians who need new homes, whether because of owner surrender or animal control possession. They ...