A near-complete tyrannosaur skeleton was auctioned for $1.05 million in New York on 20 May. The problem? The dinosaur – Tarbosaurus bataar – has only ever been found in Mongolia, and exporting fossils from the country has been illegal for 50 years. Leer más.

The gray tree frog (Chiromantis xerampelina) may not be the flashiest frog around, but don’t let appearances fool you. Leer más.

One of our newest projects here is something I’m calling iFrogography! What is it? A smartphone (iPhone) vs smart frogs! We’re going to see how close we can get to various frogs and what sort of photos we can get in the process! Leer más.

AA previously has had posts on the new project in Puerto Rico to examine the effect of global warming on anoles and other critters. Now the project has a spiffy new website, well worth a look. Leer más.

Nesta primeira actualización do Atlas dos Anfibios e Réptiles de Galicia, e unha vez acumulados os datos obtidos durante o ano 2.011 aos rexistrados ata setembro de 2.010, sumamos 9.163 datos totais para 3.760 datos non repetidos (41%). De anfibios obtivéronse 5.668 datos , dos cales 2.124 (37%) foron datos non repetidos, e de réptiles 3.495 datos totais aos que lles corresponden 1.636 datos non repetidos (47%). Leer más.