With scales like armor and a tongue the color of the sky, the blue tongued skink looks like something out of a fantasy book.

According to one app for nature observers, it's the most commonly seen creature in California: the western fence lizard. Why?

On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...

The original topic of Wednesday's "Everybody's Live With John Mulaney" apparently had to be changed last minute due to some ...

Herbivore or Carnivore? A Toolbox for the Study of Extinct Reptiles Jan. 8, 2025 — Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores -- but how? What type of food did ...

From their ability to change color to the fact that they can pretty much sleep in any position, there is no shortage of ...

The Trump administration's proposal to change the definition of the word “harm” in the Endangered Species Act could bring ...

This lizard species, which is valued for its use in traditional medicine in China and Southeast Asia, can earn a smuggler ...

Let’s be honest: tongue cleaning doesn’t usually top the list of daily priorities. Most of us brush our teeth and maybe floss (on a good day). But the tongue? Often overlooked. So what really happens ...

Small animals do not often share the limelight. That includes reptiles. With more than 12,000 species, this largely low-profile group of vertebrates is more species-rich than each of the following ...

First launched in Feb. 2018, “Rattlemania” offers an interactive guest experience that puts animal lovers at the forefront of the Zoo’s world-famous Reptile Wing, allowing them to learn more ...

A stretch of shoreline below Somerset’s crumbling cliffs yielded a bone so large that it challenged everything we thought we knew about prehistoric marine reptiles. The fossil – a lower jaw more than ...