Island reptiles are vanishing fast—but scientists are barely paying attention. Here's why that needs to change.

Currently there are an estimated nearly 9,000 reptiles in the world, while the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has assessed all of the world’s described mammals, birds, ...

The Mary River turtle is an odd little reptile. Finger-like protrusions dangle from its chin, it breathes through gill-like organs in its genitals and vertical strands of algae sprout from its head, ...

A unique turtle sporting a green mohawk, which is native to Australia, has been added to the list of threatened reptiles that may disappear from the planet if nothing is done to preserve its species.

The Sex Pistols reckon they invented punk in the 1970s but Australia had its own mohawk-wearing rebels thousands of years before anyone had ever heard of Johnny Rotten. With fleshy barbels like spiked ...

A Mary River Turtle looks on in Queensland, Australia, in this 2008 photo obtained from social media. Chris Van Wyk/via REUTERS Mary River (Elusor macrurus), a bizarre turtle that breathes with its ...

A punk turtle with a green mohican and highly unconventional lifestyle is the star attraction in a new list of endangered reptiles. The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) has a head crowned by ...

But its numbers have been dwindling since the 1970s, making it one of the world's most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species of reptile. The Zoological Society of London's ...