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Small, secretive & highly venomous snake seen for first time in Nepal’s hills

Nepal’s gharial population rises, but threats to the crocs persist

In Nepal’s Chitwan, tourist pools spell possible trouble for environment & wildlife

As Sri Lanka floods swell with climate change, so does human-crocodile conflict

In 2023, Nepal’s ‘uncelebrated’ wildlife continued wait for attention

Photos: Top species discoveries from 2023

Could mugger crocodiles be brought back from regional extinction in Bangladesh?

Frogs in the pot: Two in five amphibian species at risk amid climate crisis

For Vietnam’s rare reptiles, lack of captive populations may spell doom

How hot are the desert tortoises getting? iButtons help find the answer

Newly described gecko from Madagascar a master of disguise

Can agroforestry chocolate help save the world’s most endangered rainforest?

It had to be a snake: New species from Peru named after Harrison Ford

Nepal’s BP Highway threatens endemic, critically endangered lizard

The value of mountains: Q&A with Tanzanian herpetologist John Lyakurwa

Rattlesnakes can calm down their friends, study shows

Death of rare male gharial in Nepal highlights conservation crisis

In Bangladesh, microplastic threat to frogs is also concern for rice farming

As tourism booms in India’s Western Ghats, habitat loss pushes endangered frogs to the edge

Record year for olive ridley turtles in Bangladesh as conservation work pays off

Death of last female Yangtze softshell turtle signals end for ‘god’ turtle

The Mexican family who gave up fishing to monitor and rescue sea turtles

Resurgence of deadly Russell’s viper prompts Bangladesh to develop antivenom

Red coral kukri sightings in Bangladesh prompt call to save rare snake habitat

Scientists make ‘rare’ new identification of snake family: Micrelapidae

Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks Intag Valley copper mine

Six newly described chameleon species reflect Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains’ fragility and richness

Newly described DiCaprio’s snake and others threatened by mining in Ecuador and Panama

New gecko species from Timor-Leste hints at island’s unknown diversity

New species of ‘Tolkien frog’ emerges from Middle Earth of Ecuadoran Andes

No croak: New silent frog species described from Tanzania’s ‘sky island’ forests

Restore linked habitat to protect tropical amphibians from disease: Study

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