A woman who was staying at the Marriott Frenchman’s Cove in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, claims she was bitten on the leg by an iguana while lounging at the pool and is suing the hotel chain in Manhattan federal court,…
The latest viral reptile photo comes out of Australia (The Land Down Under seems to be the hotspot for viral reptile photos as of late) showing a heath monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) chomping down a venomous tiger snake (Notechis scutatus). The…
The chameleon, Kinyongia msuyae, was recently described in the journal Acta Herpetologica
This little lizard survived quite a few odds to make it into a science class
One monitor quits after two minutes but the other gives chase.
Liolaemus uniformis is a mountain lizard, found about 3,000 meters above sea level.
The invasive Cuban brown anole can have a potentially devastating effect on the critically endangered Bermuda skink.
This lace goanna just wanted to get a bit higher up the wall of this house in Albury, New South Wales.
Why the Protection for the California Night Lizard? Question: I’ve read that night lizards are protected in California and can’t be collected. This seems nuts because they’re as common as dirt in my area. Why in the world would such a…
The striped legless lizard is under assault from urban development, clearing of grasslands and a host of other factors.
Goannas are known to take down and eat venomous snakes.
The electric blue gecko is dwindling in its native habitat.
The skin of Geckolepis sp. is covered with big scales that overlap and fall off easily.
The stowaway was found in the luggage of a woman who took a trip to Florida.
A new gecko species has been discovered in India at the Navegaon Bandh National Park by Parag Dandge, an officer with India’s Law enforcement and Trade Control Wildlife Trust of India and Prof. Ashish Tiple, the head of the Vidyabharti…
Why does James Marsden chop the head off this lizard in Running Wild with Bear Grylls?
Plateau fence lizard embryos experience high mortality in the nest if temperatures reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
Platysaurus attenboroughi was discovered in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province
A plumber was called out to a house in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. house to unclog a toilet and was shocked when she pulled out a dead green iguana (Iguana iguana) with her auger. The plumber screamed and Marian Lindquist, the…
A zookeeper in Omaha, Neb., is recovering from a Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) bite she sustained May 31 while performing routine animal care in the Komodo dragon enclosure at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. Read More A Visit to…
Herpetologists Flávio H. G. Rodrigues, Jose Mora, Lucia I Lopez and Luis D. Alfaro were doing field work in Playa Naranjo in Costa Rica on the black iguana in August 2014 when they happened upon an adult female black iguana…
Two new lizard species from Chile have been discovered and described in the journal ZooKeys. Read More Three Lizards Species Discovered in Peru Looking For Reptiles In The Amazon Liolaemus scorialis is found in volcanic rock formations and is known…
Herpetologists with Osmania University in Hyderabad, India have discovered and described a new gecko species in the ruins of Hampi, a World Heritage Site in Karnataka. The species, named Cnemaspis adii, is a day gecko that was first discovered in…
Florida is ground zero for non-native species in the United States, with more than 500 species of exotic reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians, and mammals living and breeding in the wild. MattiaATH/Shutterstock The Nile monitor is native to Africa and have…
