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The Blue Iguana Conservation program along with the National Trust for the Grand Cayman Islands announced the successful hatching of six Grand Cayman blue ...

A new study has discovered that the serrated edges of Komodo dragon’s teeth are tipped with iron. Led by researchers from King’s College London, the study giv...

The Nashville Zoo has successfully hatched two crocodile tegus (Crocodilurus amazonicus), which the zoo says is the first such hatching of the species at a...

The water dragon helps to control the numbers of pests that would otherwise plague the plants at the Kew Gardens botanical conservatory. Their appetite for in...

The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden announced June 11, 2024 that two critically endangered Guatemalan beaded lizards (Heloderma charlesbogerti) have...

Our journey began with a simple idea: to create a comprehensive, visually stunning field guide that captures the beauty and diversity of Anolis lizards in ...

This innovative drone research will help Aotearoa's threatened lizard species.Many of Aotearoa’s 120+ lizard species are threatened with extinction and occ...

In an effort to help save the awakōpaka skink (Oligosoma awakopaka) from extinction, the Auckland Zoo in New Zealand is caring for five of these lizards to...

Only 1.2% of squamates, or scaled reptile species—such as the Gila monster—have had their genomes sequenced, compared with 15% of all mammal species. ...

Why is useful to know captive care for leopard gecko? Because of popularity of Eublepharis macularius continues. Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) are ...

A canopy dwelling specialist, Cyrtodactylus thalang (comes from the ancient name of Phuket Island, with Thalang meaning "cape") has a prehensile tail. ...

More than 100 million years ago, the ancestors of the first snakes were small legless lizards that lived alongside other small, nondescript lizards in the ...

A newly discovered species of lizard in the mountainous forests of Peru has been named after Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson. The lizard dubbed Enyali...

Officials with Zoo Atlanta say 11 endangered and rarest lizard species—Guatemalan beaded lizards hatched recently and arrived at a zoo back in their native...

Around 60 New Zealand skinks that are widely distributed across the country and some have only been discovered in the last decade. Read more info about...

 Rare Galápagos land iguana hatched from eggs in artificial conditions, according to iZoo Japan.  The zoo obtained two adult iguanas in 2017 and ...

According to Animal Diversity Web, earless monitor lizards' unusual appearance led scientists to think they were a missing link between snakes and lizards,...

The Lyon’s grassland striped skink, a reptile that is so elusive that it hasn’t been seen in 40 years, has been found in Queensland."The grassland striped ...

The Yarrow’s spiny lizard (Sceloporus jarrovii) is facing a greater threat of extinction due to climate change. As researchers show that half of th...

The Mojave fringe-toed lizard, scientifically known as Uma scoparia, is a fascinating reptile species that calls the arid Mojave Desert home. ...

Nashville Zoo announced that the new Komodo dragon habitat is officially open to the public. This remarkable exhibit now claims the title of the largest Ko...

Four new species of sand dragon lizards have been discovered in South Australia, with the lizards named after the traditional languages of the country wher...

Flinders University researchers in Australia have discovered an extinct shingleback skink species that was rabout the size of a human arm and covered in sp...

Reptile conservationists at Chester Zoo are celebrating the arrival of two baby Komodo dragons—the largest living lizard on the planet. It’s the first time...

The survival of Victorian grassland earless dragon is being confirmed in a joint statement by the Andrews and Albanese governments. The location of this wi...

The researchers provide an updated diagnosis of the species, including the first genetic and osteological data, and confirm that the ornate long-tailed liz...

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has been installing 15-centimetre-long narrow tubes made from PVC piping and bonded sand in the ground acros...

A team of researchers has discovered a new species of Andean lizard in the montane forest of Huánuco Department in Peru. The team, led by Germán Chávez ...

In a study published today in the journal Scientific Reports, Smithsonian palaeontologists Arjan Mann and Hans Sues named a new species of ancient reptile-...

Scientists studied the impact of noise from low-flying military aircraft on the behavior and well-being of an uncommon lizard, the Colorado checkered whipt...