An African tortoise that ran, or walked slowly, away from his Clearwater home earlier this month has been reunited with his ...

Some species of South African tortoises, chameleons, girdled lizards and small-body vipers are prevalent in the pet trade, leading to poaching of live animals. We are herpetologists who are part ...

Thieves using wheelbarrows have stolen four large tortoises from a Dorset college. The African spurred tortoises, three female and one male, were taken from a shed on the site of Kingston Maurward ...

Alagba is not a giant tortoise. After looking at photos, Mr Skelton categorised Alagba as an African spur-thighed tortoise. John Wilkinson, a professional herpetologist - an expert in reptiles ...