A lizard with a prominent nose, lost for 150 years, has been rediscovered in Peru, raising concerns about its fragile natural habitat.

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Lizards range from small insect hunters to massive apex predators, and their size varies dramatically by continent. In this ...

Birds, reptiles dominate adoptions at Delhi Zoo, highest proceeds in FY23 ...

Researchers have identified only two of this slider skink species within a remote Australian wildlife sanctuary. The small size and speed of Lerista munuwajarlu render it nearly invisible to ...

Brown tree snakes, which are invasive in Guam, have caused local extinctions of bird and bat species. Eradication efforts are ...

Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ancient animals ...

At LegaSea Aquarium and The Reptarium, you can hold a lizard, alligator and a Burmese python, as well as interact with ...

Monitor lizards are often confused with common house lizards. At first glance, both have long bodies, sharp claws and extended tails. When people see a small wall lizard drop its tail and run away, ...

Wildlife biologists and trappers in Florida say Nile monitors are an up-and-coming invasive species that threatens native wildlife.