In 2011 the group filed the largest-ever Endangered Species Act petition focused solely on protecting U.S. amphibians and reptiles. It also filed a 2010 petition seeking protection for hundreds of ...

Scaly reptiles and their skin-breathing cousins, amphibians, have spread throughout the world, first as pets, then as escapees. Since the mid-1970s, interest in exotic pets like snakes and lizards ...

Invasive amphibians, reptiles in Florida outnumber world, study finds. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 09 / 110915131604.htm. University of Florida.

Because habitat loss and other factors are threatening them with extinction, the Center first petitioned for the amphibians and reptiles in July 2012. “The Southeast is a biodiversity hotspot that’s ...

Florida is now officially the world capital for invasive and potentially invasive reptiles and amphibians, according to a 20-year study verifying that 56 non-native species of these animals have ...

Thanks to the climate and diverse plant communities, Floridians share the state with 127 species of reptiles and amphibians. To improve their habitat near your home, environmentalists suggest you ...

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida has more invasive amphibians and reptiles than anywhere else in the world, and the pet trade is the number one cause, researchers said in a report released Thursday. State of… ...