By Shreya Dasgupta Reptile species found only on islands are significantly more vulnerable to extinction than their mainland ...

WASHINGTON — Even the king cobra is “vulnerable.” More than 1 in 5 species of reptiles worldwide are threatened with extinction, according to a comprehensive new assessment of thousands of species ...

Did you know that one-fifth of the world’s reptiles are at risk of extinction? And amphibians are declining by about 4% every year, according to the United States Geological Survey. Experts say the No ...

A new study led by the University of Oxford has revealed that reptiles confined to islands are facing a double jeopardy. Despite being more likely to go extinct than mainland species, they remain ...

Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals ...

Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores -- but how? What type of food did extinct vertebrates eat? And how can we gain insight into the diets of these creatures? In ...

A new study by the Zoological Society of London has found that 19% — nearly one in five — of the world’s 10,000 species of reptiles are threatened with extinction. The study, which has been printed in ...

A 246 million-year-old reptile fossil discovered by scientists in New Zealand has been identified as the oldest marine reptile fossil found in the Southern Hemisphere, according to a Swedish museum.

Komodo dragons outlived giant reptile peers through isolation and lucky breaks. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Extinction wiped out their closest family members as well as most ...