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The article reviews the National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) series of reptile stamps issued from 1941 to 1996, highlighting the various species depicted and the history behind these stamps. Topics include the diversity of reptiles featured, the involvement of renowned wildlife artists, and the evolution of stamp designs over time.

The article focuses on the remarkable variability in form and color among Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) at different life stages, from hatchlings to adults. Topics include the distinct visual characteristics of each stage, the impact of environmental factors on coloration, and the necessity of observing wild turtles for accurate representation.

The article offers information on thousands of marine turtles has examined from three ocean basins (Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific), only two cases of epizoic tunicates (Molgula spp., on nesting C. caretta) were reported prior to 1985. Topics include the C. caretta has measured 74.5 cm straight carapace length (SCL) and 59.0 cm straight carapace width, and the turtle's carapace was partially covered with epibiota, including acorn barnacles, tunicates, skeleton shrimp, and bristle worms.

The article offers information of CHELODINA WALLOYARRINA (Kimberley Sandstone Longneck Turtle), is a challenge for ecologists is to interpret behaviors exhibited by animals in response to humans within the context of more "natural" interactions.

The article offers information of ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA (Hawksbill Sea Turtle) featured on the cover page of the periodical, found in the REPUBLIC OF PANAMA, PANAMA.

The article discusses that the explosion of access to rare, obscure, and forgotten systematic works due to the internet age, many old or long forgotten scientific names from the 18th and the early 19th centuries began to be rediscovered. It mentions that these cases names had priority over younger widely used names that under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, hereafter the Code, would require usage of the older name.

The article presents a study which observed Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mud snail) attached to the carapace of Actinemys marmorata (Western pond turtle).Topics discussed include the difficulty of managing nonnative aquatic species, finding on subsequent visual inspection of A. marmorata between July 22-26, 2019, and the first identification of Potamopyrgus antipodarum in the western U.S. in 1987.

The article offers information on effects of temperatures in sex determination, thermal regimes of nests, and seasonal shifts in reproduction in Crocodile; and mentions sea surface temperature (SST), which increased by an average of 0.05℃ per year, was the best predictor of hatching date.

The article offers information on turtle specie Chelydra serpentina. It mentions that digital acoustic recordings was analysed from a laboratoryincubated clutch of 20 C. serpentina eggs from a nest discovered post-construction on a spoil pile near a quarry pond in Taylor County, Wisconsin. It also mentions that researchers acoustically monitored clutch to investigate the potential for sound production by hatchlings.

The article offers information on turtle specie Chelydra serpentina. It mentions that serpentina consume a diverse array of prey items, including aquatic vegetation, flatworms, annelids, arthropods, snails, and various vertebrate species. It also mentions that serpentina has been observed using the foreclaws to shred or dismember prey prior to ingestion.

The article offers information of DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA (Leatherback Sea Turtle) featured on the cover page of the periodical, found in the REPUBLIC OF PANAMA, PANAMA.

The article offers information on a study to analyze the origin and gear used and quantified the number of leatherback turtles. Topics discussed include impact of small scale fisheries on Dermochelys coriacea populations; information on majority of turtles that were caught with gillnets, with longlines being the next highest capture method; and role of Gillnets in deaths of leatherback turtles.