Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus, are native to Australia and ...

Imagine a world where mothers don’t need fathers to create life—a world where females alone carry the spark of the next ...

Reptiles, some of the largest in the world, play crucial roles in maintaining ecological balance. Species like the saltwater crocodile, green anaconda, and Komodo dragon are highlighted for their ...

The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds. A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large ...

This chameleon community is not only the world’s largest, it is also the world ... thus blocking off all blue-reflected light from below. Other lizards, like the green anole, can also change ...

They evolved from giant monitor lizards from Australia ... nearly severing his big toe. It didn’t help that Bronstein was barefoot. Zookeepers had persuaded him to remove his tennis shoes ...