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The Kaputar rock skink is thought to have have one of the smallest ranges of any reptile in New South Wales – at the summit of a single extinct volcano, Mount Kaputar.
All chameleons are able to change colour at least a little bit, but some species can do it much more than others.
Relax, snakes aren’t out to get you.
There are 60,000 abandoned mines in Australia. How do we restore them so that animals return? A researcher’s epic fieldwork project in WA’s Mid West could help provide the answers.
Green iguanas are an invasive species that seem to be spreading and proliferating in Florida. Used to warmer temps, they switch into torpor mode when the mercury drops.
Paleontologists created an evolutionary map of how croc body size changed over the last 200 million years – with some interesting implications for today’s species.
The evolution of live birth from egg-laying is no mean feat. Now new research reports on the first known example where both eggs and a live birth come from the same lizard pregnancy.
The Gila monster gave humans a treatment for diabetes. What other medical miracles are we losing by failing to protect wildlife and ecosystems?
Understanding geckos’ movements could lead to better robots.
The average Australian feral cat kills 225 reptiles a year, which adds up to 596 million in total, according to a new estimate. Pet cats, meanwhile, kill a further 53 million.
New research shows green-blooded skinks have evolved multiple times, which could help lead to explanation as to why.
Rat baits are widely used to keep rodent pests at bay. But many Australian reptiles are resistant to the poison, potentially spreading these deadly compounds up the food chain.
During sea turtle nesting season, scientists collect data and assess how turtles are doing. But they know less about how plastic pollution, fishing and warming oceans are affecting turtle numbers.
Pets give us a lot of joy … and sometimes a few diseases.
Sea snakes spend their lives in the water, giving birth to live young at sea, so why are they only found in some of the world’s oceans? The answer lies in a combination of climate and geography.
Bipedal movement has existed in modern reptiles for much longer than we previously knew.
Snakes have survived millions of years by using their bodies in increasingly creative ways.
A drying climate caused a mass extinction among plants, but paved the way for the ancestors of modern reptiles, mammals, and birds.
Crisp temperatures, ice-capped ponds and frozen landscapes send animals scurrying for cover. But just what do turtles do when winter takes hold?
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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John Evans Memorial Fellow, Australian Museum
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Professor in Zoology, James Cook University
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Professor Emeritus in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney
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