Reptiles come in many different shapes and sizes. But all our wonderful. They have tough scales to protect their body, especially useful if you're a snake, slithering over sharp rocks. Britain's ...

Unbeknownst to the Mary river turtle, the Australian species has been labelled a punk. Perhaps it's the little green mohawk, made of algae strands that grow on its body, or the novel fact that it ...

The Mary River turtle is an odd little reptile. Finger-like protrusions dangle from its chin, it breathes through gill-like organs in its genitals and vertical strands of algae sprout from its head, ...

A Mary River Turtle looks on in Queensland, Australia, in this 2008 photo obtained from social media. Chris Van Wyk/via REUTERS Mary River (Elusor macrurus), a bizarre turtle that breathes with its ...

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But its numbers have been dwindling since the 1970s, making it one of the world's most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species of reptile. The Zoological Society of London's ...