What is a lizard, if not a miniature pet dragon? Fire-breathing or no, your fun-sized dragon pal is worthy of an intimidating ...

Every identifiable group of plants and animals on Earth has a unique combination of body shapes, behaviors and ecology that distinguishes them from all others. What about the different kinds of ...

World Lizard Day, held every year on August 14th, encourages to enjoy the interesting diversity of lizards and the importance they hold in ecological systems. Be it bright geckos or ghostly desert ...

One animal in Australia is so difficult to spot it has been named the hidden dragon lizard. The reptile, which blends perfectly into the reddish orange terrain, avoided documented sightings for years.

Caiman lizards are lizards that live in South America. These are not to be confused with caimans, the alligator cousin that also lives in Central and South America. There are two species of caiman ...

What Is a Uromastyx Lizard? Uromastyx is a genus of African and Asian lizards. They are commonly called spiny-tailed lizards or dab lizards. There are 13 different species of lizard under the ...

KENEDY, Texas — "We couldn't wait to get home, change our clothes and go play with the Horned Toads," says Lisa Yaklin. She grew up in Kenedy, Texas... now designated as the 'Horned Toad Capital of ...

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For more than fifty years, museum herpetologist George Zug has studied all manner of reptiles and amphibians Jack Tamisiea A slender-toed gecko in New Guinea. In 2020, Smithsonian herpetologist George ...

After the island of Madagascar drifted away from India 88 million years ago, isolating it from all other landmasses, its flora and fauna evolved in seclusion. As these transformed into plants and ...

The brown lizards scampering on New Orleans porches and sunning themselves on sidewalks should be dead by any other standard. That’s because the Cuban brown anoles live with the highest blood lead ...