The tuatara, a reptile native to New Zealand, looks like a lizard but belongs to a completely different evolutionary branch. A study published in Nature in 2020 revealed that tuataras have one of the ...

Paleontologists have found a fossilized pterosaur precursor with gnarly, scimitar-like claws and a beak, indicating that the reptilian group it belongs to was more diverse than previously thought. The ...

(CNN) — An unusual ancient marine reptile may have gulped down tons of shrimplike prey using a feeding technique similar to one used by some modern whales. (CNN) — An unusual ancient marine reptile ...

Reptiles often evoke images of cold-blooded stillness, but in the wild, many of these creatures are anything but ordinary. Some can sprint across water, others glide through treetops like dragons, and ...

Scientists in China found a 1-foot reptile with “blood-red” eyes in an “extremely rare” sighting of a wild albino snake, a study said. Photo from yue su via Unsplash In the mountains of southeastern ...

Jack Starr of Bethesda thinks his Chinese water dragon is "the coolest pet on Earth." But his mom has taken a little longer to get used to this foot-long green reptile, even though she gave it to him.

In the mountains of southeastern China, an unusual reptile with “blood-red” eyes maneuvered through the landscape. Maybe it was searching for a meal or a mate. But the 1-foot-long creature caught the ...

(CNN) — An unusual ancient marine reptile may have gulped down tons of shrimplike prey using a feeding technique similar to one used by some modern whales. The reptile, named Hupehsuchus nanchangensis ...