Amphibians & Reptiles

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Articles and videos

A large iguana, it's head turned to the side.

Meet (S)cute: Which Reptile Speaks Your Love Language?

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The Field Museum At The Amphibians And Reptiles Conferences

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New Specimens Of A 240-Million-Year-Old Chinese "Dragon"

Exhibit Halls

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Sara Ruane

A woman holds up a little boy as they look into a taxidermy case filled with snakes, squirrels, and another small mammal.

What Is an Animal? & Animal Biology

A teacher and students gather around a glass dome museum case looking at specimens inside.

The Machine Inside: Biomechanics

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Assembling the Tree of Life

People

Diego J. Santana

Diego Santana

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Alan Resetar

A women in a green tank top and boots, holding a garden hoe

Chun Kamei

Press Releases

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Mother of amphibians: New species of proto-amphibian described by two student scientists, named in honor of their moms

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A fake spider at the tip of this snake’s tail helps it lure birds. Scientists got their first look inside the “spider.”

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Welcome to the jungle: newly-discovered snake named after Slash from Guns N’ Roses

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Fossilized babies of ancient crocodile-like predators uproot scientists’ understanding of how animals adapted to the land

Related Areas

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Geology

Collage of PR 1634, Whatcheeria deltae & PR 2081, Tyrannosaurus

Fossil Amphibians and Reptiles

a pink caecilian on a yellow leaf

Amphibians & Reptiles

Scarab beetles, Dymusia ratidula, showing diversity of species. Credit Information: © The Field Museum ID# WB11cPhotographer: William Burlingham

Zoology

Related Topics

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Aquatic Snakes of Southeast Asia

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Fossil Amphibians and Reptiles - Research

Activities

Women's History Month

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The Changing Face of Science: Sara Ruane Virtual Tour

Events

Young visitors and a museum educator examine a teaching specimen together in the Grainger Science Hub

Meet Jeanerpeton: The Amphibian Ancestor from Illinois