Discover the top 9 fastest reptiles on land, in water, and air. Learn about the spiny-tailed iguanas to speedy snakes, and ...

In a groundbreaking study, Dr Fortunate Mafeta Phaka, a senior postdoctoral researcher at North-West University, has conducted the first comprehensive analysis of indigenous naming and classification ...

WHILE many were baking banana bread during the COVID-19 lockdown, South African herpetologist Dr Fortunate Phaka was undertaking a groundbreaking project to ensure that South Africa’s frogs, snakes ...

PONCA, Neb. — Prairie and Flower may lack the physical stature of the larger reptiles living in Ponca State Park's Resource Education Center, but they now hold an elevated status over their roommates.

Listen to the predawn sounds of the sandhill cranes roosting on the Platte River in Nebraska. First, a murmur. Then wild chatter. And finally, takeoff! It’s been a heady five years for Nebraska’s ...

A Brazilian team’s finding helps fill in the fossil record to explain how the flightless reptiles evolved in the dinosaur era. By Kate Golembiewski Pterosaurs, the flying reptiles that lived alongside ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. The ornate box turtle is Nebraska’s official state reptile following a proclamation from Gov. Pete Ricketts on Friday. The turtle ...

The ornate box turtle is Nebraska’s official state reptile following a proclamation from Gov. Pete Ricketts on Friday. The turtle lives in grasslands across much of the state, according to the ...