Articles tagged as Reptiles | Smithsonian Magazine

In his new book, Serpentine, Mark Laita captures the colors, textures and sinuous forms of a variety of snake species

February 26, 2013

In a new book, 75 artists illustrate questions scientists haven't fully answered yet

November 28, 2012

A new book delivers fascinating photographs of over 300 skulls from the British taxidermist's personal collection—the largest in the world

October 31, 2012

The details are what separate a good outfit from an amazing one. The images in the Biodiversity Heritage Library can help you make the leap

October 26, 2012

The discoverer of the world's (then) smallest frog, snake and lizard does it again with new species of Caribbean skinks

May 1, 2012

In honor of the Year of the Dragon, we take a look at some potential inspirations for the dragon myth

January 23, 2012

#4: When Darwin’s frog tadpoles hatch, a male frog swallows the tadpoles

Julie Mianecki

June 20, 2011

If Charles Darwin had wandered up the side of the Volcan Wolf volcano in 1835, he might have spotted what is now known as the rosada (or pink) iguana

January 9, 2009

Scientists knew that alligators' jaws are covered in bumps but it took biologist Daphne Soares to figure out why

David Berreby

May 2003

An American biologist treks the steppes and the Gobi to rescue a Mongolian raptor that's in deep trouble

February 1999