The smallest chameleon in the world (Brookesia micra) is so tiny it can sit on the head of a match! It's so adorable! Click on the link below to read about it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/15/tiniest-chameleon-madagascar-brookesia-micra_n_1280151.html
Click on the link below to read how snakes evolved and are closer related to monitor lizards than legless lizards.
Lizard fossil provides missing link to show body shapes of snakes and limbless lizards evolved independently
A WIN for the turtles! Yay! Click on the link below to read about it.
Turtles win greater protection at CITES meeting
Chameleon awesomeness! Click on the link below to learn about how Madagascar's chameleons came from Africa years ago.
Madagascar's chameleons came from African mainland
Reptile smuggling is a serious threat to reptiles. For those of you who do not know, reptile smuggling is only second to drug smuggling worldwide. It's really sad that there are people who don't care that they are wiping out populations of wild reptiles. The only thing they care about is money:(
Take some time and click on the link to read about a smuggler who got caught. Yea for the tortoises! I hope they live long enough to be relocated back to where they came from.
Over ten percent of a species' total population found in smuggler's bag
How cool is this!? Click on the link below and check it out!
First Prehistoric Pregnant Turtle And Nest Of Eggs Discovered In Southern Alberta
Click on the link below to learn how snake venom might one day be used in human medicine.
Biting back: Snake venom contains toxic clotting factors
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