Estimados herpetólogos y herpetólogas, Tenemos el placer de invitaros a participar en el XII CONGRESO LUSO-ESPAÑOL DE HERPETOLOGÍA / XVI CONGRESO ESPAÑOL DE HERPETOLOGÍA que bajo el lema Fragmentación del territorio y conservación de herpetofauna se celebrará en el CEMACAM de Murcia del 3 al 5 de octubre de 2012. Leer más.

The pregnant ichthyosaur female from Holzmaden (Germany) that perished 182 million years ago puzzled researchers for quite some time: The skeleton of the extinct marine reptile is almost immaculately preserved and the fossilized bones of the mother animal lie largely in their anatomical position. Leer más.

Herpetologists from the California Academy of Sciences and University of Texas at El Paso discovered a single specimen of the Bururi long-fingered frog (Cardioglossa cyaneospila) during a research expedition to Burundi in December 2011. Leer más.

So spring is finally with us with a splash! Amphibians are breeding now over most of the country and it’s nearly time again for the Great Easter Newt Hunt! Leer más.

Conservation groups asked for a court order on Friday that will hold the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department accountable for illegal activities at Sharp Park Golf Course, just weeks after the Department was caught killing threatened California red-legged frogs there for a second year in a row. The recent killings were extensively documented by San Francisco State University biology students over several weeks of observation during this year’s short, exceptionally dry winter frog-breeding season. Leer más.