Reptiles are fascinating creatures, not just for their scales, colors, or shapes, but also for their eyes. From mesmerizing patterns to brilliant hues, reptilian eyes can be both beautiful and ...

Reptiles Are Really Intelligent; We Were Just Giving Them the Wrong Tests Now that scientists are coming up with new experiments and methods, they’re realizing that there’s a lot more to the ...

Researchers have discovered the oldest known remains of a giant ancient oceanic reptile, known as an ichthyosaur, on a remote Arctic island, offering new evidence of how the creature may have evolved.

Birds might have their own classification, but their ancestral roots suggest otherwise. Here's what to know about dinosaurs and birds as animals.

These clever leopard-printed lizards are nocturnal and can further evade capture by shedding their skin to remove markers ...

Eight critically endangered Fijian iguanas rescued from traffickers in Spain are now at the San Diego Zoo. Reptiles are particularly vulnerable to trafficking due to high demand in the illegal pet ...

More than 1 in 5 species of reptiles worldwide are threatened with extinction, according to a comprehensive new assessment of thousands of species published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Fossilized footprints of a primitive reptile found on a slab of rock from Australia could rewrite the story of how animals evolved to live on land.

Globally, about 20 percent of reptile species are facing the threat of extinction. That's according to a recent study in the scientific journal "Nature." Geoff Bennett takes a deeper look now at ...

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth—never before seen in reptiles Just when the world’s largest reptile couldn’t get any more metal, scientists made a surprising discovery.

This study also brings up new questions about how regeneration evolved in reptiles. Some dinosaurs—the ancestors of both alligators and birds—had the ability to regrow new limbs.

It's 21 October, which means it's International Reptile Awareness day—an occasion to promote education and conservation of these cold-blooded creatures. Reptiles are a group of vertebrates with ...