Plenty of islands claim to be Galapagos-like, but are they really? These gorgeous, must-visit destinations have much in ...

Natural scientist and author Robert Rothman takes readers on a reptillian tour of the Galápagos Islands in his new book, A Paradise for Reptiles: Lizards, Snakes, and Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos ...

The lava lizards owe their name to their preference for the black lava rock of the islands. Females can be recognized by their reddish cheeks. In 1875, Charles Darwin admired uniqueness of species ...

The final episode in the Galapagos Islands features some of the “newer” islands. There are plenty of interesting creatures in the waters around these islands, like marine iguanas and the Flightless ...

This study surveys the late Holocene vertebrate fossil record from Isla Floreana, Galápagos. Over 20,000 fossils from four lava tubes in the arid lowlands near Post Office Bay are associated with six ...

A Paradise for Reptiles: Lizards, Snakes, and Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos Islands Vol. 1: Tortoises, Geckos, and Snakes, published by RIT Press. “It’s the only real synthesis of research that’s ...