[1] After a year of publishing bimonthly, Reptiles went monthly in December 1994 due to surging traction of the magazine.
In February 2013, BowTie's magazine titles, including Reptiles, was purchased by I-5 Publishing, LLC.
[3] On August 14, 2014 Reptiles Magazine website joined to celebrate the World Lizard Day.
[4] Tips and information on keeping and breeding distinct herps typically make up the bulk of an issue's feature articles, but other topics covered by the magazine include field herping, reptile and amphibian health, conservation, and current trends in the hobby.
Although popular pet animals, such as bearded dragons, corn snakes, red-eared sliders, leopard geckos, crested geckos, Pac Man frogs, ball pythons, red-footed tortoises and many other common species often appear in the magazine, Reptiles also publishes articles about less commonly kept animals, such as Asian box turtles, Aldabra giant tortoises, various types of chameleons, black headed pythons, and occasionally venomous snakes and crocodilians.