Herp News Round-Up: Pink iguana, rare box turtles hatch, three-fingered frog

In his new series on the Galapagos, Sir David Attenborough has captured a rare pink iguana on film for the first time. “It’s a remarkable thing in this day and age when you think about the number of scientists per square metre in the Galapagos, and yet suddenly we have discovered a new species,” Sir David said. Read more...

In New York, the Bronx Zoo welcomed five Chinese yellow-headed box turtles as part of a part of a Wildlife Conservation Society effort to save endangered turtle species. Caution: Cute alert. Read more...

Biologist Michel Garey discovered a new species of tiny, three-fingered frogs, back in 2007, and last summer, the little critters got a name: Brachycephalus tridactylus. The story of the frog species' discovery was published in Herpetologica, a journal about the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians. Read more...