Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only is the number of species declining, but the ...

The specimens will become part of the Biodiversity Institute's collection of amphibians and reptiles, which is the fourth largest in the world. Rafe Brown, curator of herpetology at the Natural ...

The site is of universal importance because of its biodiversity with rich and distinct flora and fauna: 37% of Socotra’s 825 plant species, 90% of its reptile species and 95% of its land snail species ...

For those interested in learning more about herping -- how to find amphibians and reptiles in their native habitat -- the ...

Fiji, an archipelago of over 300 islands in the South Pacific, is a biodiversity hotspot teeming with unique and often ...

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin has approved the notification of Kasampatty (Veera Kovil) Sacred Grove in Dindigul as a ...

The extensive loss of biodiversity represents one of the major ... Another striking example can be found in reptiles, particularly lizards and snakes, where over a thousand species have been ...