ROCKVILLE, Md., April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dogs and cats are the furry darlings of the U.S. pet market, but the reptile business has advanced as well over the past decade, spurred by a growing ...

Despite popular belief, most reptiles do not have slimy skin. Their skin is dry and scaly, made of keratin, which keeps them from drying out.

Are snakes reptiles? Despite their different body structure, snakes share all of the necessary physiological traits that make up the reptile group. These include both their external structure (e.g., ...

Cryptosporidiosis is a life-threatening condition in reptiles that is caused by parasites. The disease affects all types of cold-blooded animals, including snakes, tortoises, chameleons, geckos, and ...

More than 30,000 teeth, bones and other fossils from a 249 million-year-old community of extinct marine reptiles, amphibians, bony fish and sharks have been discovered on the remote Arctic island of ...