Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Courtney Hundermark via Conradie, Hundermark, Kemp ...

Lizards have different lifespans depending on their species and environment. Understanding their lifespan helps in caring for ...

These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop, but to bury beneath the dunes of the Namib Desert. Strictly nocturnal lizards, they spend the day in self-dug burrows ...

When you think of reptiles, you might imagine them as creatures that blend into their surroundings with subtle colours like ...

From the Komodo dragon’s brute strength to the crocodile monitor’s agility, the world’s biggest lizards are as fascinating as ...

In a rainforest of Cameroon, a “dwarf”-like creature perched on a tree. Its coloring helped it blend in with the bark — but not well enough. Passing scientists noticed the brown-eyed creature, ...

It's the second unique lizard species to be found on the island, with the leaf-tailed gecko discovered at the same remote location in 2023. James Cook University biologist associate professor Conrad ...

Lizards are a diverse and ancient group of reptiles that live around the world today. There are thousands of lizard species, and each has special adaptations and traits. They range in size from the ...

Santosh Bhattarai: There is very little data on reptiles such as geckos. Unlike tigers and rhinos, which have well-documented populations, smaller nocturnal species living in rocky or forested ...

During a nighttime hike along a walking trail, researchers found several unfamiliar-looking lizards ... a new species: Cyrtodactylus karanshahi, or Karan’s bent-toed gecko.

The Argentine black and white tegu, a large invasive lizard, appears to be making quite a home for itself in St. Lucie County ...

Sure enough, they encountered several blotchy and unfamiliar-looking lizards ... d discovered a new species: Cyrtodactylus annapurnaensis, or the ACAP bent-toed gecko. ACAP bent-toed geckos ...