Tokay Gecko Attacks Tree Snake, Which Regurgitates Another Gecko
If there is one gecko that would attack a predator, it's a Tokay.
Wild Lizards
Three Chameleon Species Discovered in Central Africa
The three chameleon species were discovered in the mountains of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Monitor Lizard Rediscovered in Papua New Guinea
Varanus douarrha grows to more than 1.3 meters.
New Species of Hemidactylus Gecko Discovered in India
Hemidactylus chipkali is also called the Central Indian Leaf-toed gecko.
Google Honors 37th Anniversary of Komodo National Park in Indonesia
If you do a Google search today, or just go to the Google page, you will notice a Google Doodle of a lizard. That lizard is a Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), and it is the doodle of the day on…
New Acanthosaura Lizard Discovered in Phuket, Thailand
Acanthosaura phuketensis is a type of mountain horned dragon, also known as pricklenape agamas
Video: Monitor Lizard Makes Quick Work of Python in Noosa, Australia
A monitor lizard (Goanna in Australia) makes quick work of a python.
Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard Won't Appear On California’s Endangered Species List
The flat-tailed horned lizard is not endangered in the state of California, state officials say.
New Gecko Species Discovered in Australia
A researcher thought he found a new species 40 years ago, which has now been confirmed.
Hatchling Iguanas Run For Their Lives From Galapagos Racer Snakes in The BBC's Planet Earth 2
BBC’s "Planet Earth 2" has just released what some say is probably the greatest scene in animal documentary history. David Attenborough’s team of filmmakers were in the Galapagos Islands filming hatchling marine iguanas as they find their way out of…
New Gecko Species Discovered in India
Researchers in India have discovered a new species of lizard in the Goregaon's Aarey Colony and Thane's Badlapur forested belts of Mumbai, India and it is a beauty. The lizard, Cyrtodactylus varadgirii, was first thought to be Geckoella collegalensism but…
Monitor Lizard Enters Formula 1 Race in Singapore
It is not often that you see a reptile in the Pole Position at a Formula 1 Grand Prix race, but that is what racers saw at the Singapore Grand Prix September 17. Formula 1 racer Max Verstappen was doing…
Researchers Discover 48 Million Year Old Snake That Had Eaten a Lizard That Had Eaten a Bug
A python species had eaten a lizard of the family Iguanidae, which had an insect in its stomach.
Golden Tegu Now Four Distinct Species
Researchers have identified three new species of Tegu lizards that were previously thought to be a single species.
Strangers Come Together to Help Monitor Lizard Hit By Car in Bangkok
A monitor lizard hit by a car in Bangkok, Thailand gets a second chance at living thanks to a group of strangers.
New Anole Species Discovered in the Dominican Republic
Anolis landestoyi is closely related to Chamaeleolis anoles of Cuba.
What Would You Do if a Monitor Lizard is Knocking at Your Front Door?
A man in Thailand happened upon a big monitor lizard on his front porch and the event was captured on video. In the video, the monitor lizard is standing on its hind legs with its claws on a door and…
Frilled Lizard Chases Australian Man With Camera
This dragon was all business and had no fear.
European Union To Propose Closing Lizard Sale Loophole
The EU lacks a law like the U.S. Lacey Act and some want that changed.
New Fat-Tailed Gecko Species Discovered in Australia
A scientist with the Queensland Museum in Australia has discovered a new species of fat-tailed gecko that ins unique in that it has a round snout and a roundish fat tail. The gecko, Diplodactylus ameyi, has a tail that makes…
Cape Coral Florida Police Frees Nile Monitor Lizard And Gets Taken To Task By Some On Social Media
When a Florida woman found a nile monitor lizard stuck in the fence in the back of her Cape Coral home, she called the Cape Coral Police Department, who sent an officer out to investigate. The officer freed the lizard…
Texas Comptroller Terminates Oil Industry Foundation set up to Protect Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
The foundation failed to protect the lizard or its habitat from the oil and gas industry.
Feral Cats are Killing and Eating Small Reptiles In Australia’s Kakadu National Park
Feral cats are not only negatively impacting small mammals, they are also eating up and killing a variety of small reptiles in Australia’s Kakadu National Park, according to a study led by Dr. Graeme Gillespie, the Northwest Territories Government Director of…
These Lace Monitors Battle For Supremacy
Encounter took place on Australia's Bribie Island.
