More than three decades ago, amphibian researchers from around the globe converged on Canterbury, England, for the first ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, scientists have discovered that the world's longest venomous snake, long thought to be a single species, actually comprises four distinct species. This finding ...

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Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and the gymnophiona) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids ...

At 6.95 tiny millimeters in length, this creature could fit on your fingertip. It is smaller than several ant species. While it sounds like a cricket, it’s not an insect: It’s an extremely small frog.

Mark is also an accomplished author and holds an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Wolverhampton where he is also Professor of Herpetology. He was recognized as a Member of ...

Toby Hibbitts ’00, Ph.D., blames his career choice on his father, but his role in herpetology, the science behind reptiles and amphibians, was a calling. Toby Hibbitts, Ph.D., recently joined the ...

The newly described snake species, ‘Anguiculus dicaprioi’ is distributed from central Nepal to Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, whereas ‘Anguiculus rappii’ is distributed in Sikkim, Bhutan and ...

For example, research was more often cited from journals like the American Fern Journal and Ichthyology & Herpetology than from Nature or Science. Publications with a larger footprint can offer ...

Scientists don't just want their results to be published; they want them to be published in the most influential journal they can find. This focus on a high impact factor is driven by their ...

With its grey, scaly skin, protruding dorsal spines, menacing fangs and proclivity for small livestock, the mythical chupacabra has stoked both curiosity and fear across portions of the Americas for ...