Category: Lizard Information & News
Arizona’s Yarrow’s Spiny Lizard Faces Extinction Due To Climate Change, Study Says
The lizards at the lower elevations could not tolerate the increasing heat, which the researchers say is a signature pattern of climate change. [...]
Psychedelic Rock Gecko, Other Reptiles Native To Vietnam Need Protections, Study Says
The study, which draws largely on the bachelor thesis of Lilli Steiger of the University of Cologne in Germany, has recommended that Vietnam adopt the [...]
Choosing The Right Reptile Substrate
Care also needs to be taken when choosing the correct substrate, and maintenance of said substrate. [...]
Gary Bagnall Resigns as Chairman of the Board of USARK
Gary and Zoo Med will still fully support USARK going forward, including pro bono services and maintaining their status as our largest and most consis [...]
Bornean Earless Monitor, Blue Tree Monitor Considered For ESA Listing
FWS will be considering these species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Bornean earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis), bl [...]
USARK Auction and Reptile Super Show Los Angeles August 12 to 13
The Reptile Super Show is meant to educate the public about pets they may otherwise never get the chance to know, but we are also passionate about cap [...]
Reptile Medications
Whenever reptiles get sick, in addition to correcting husbandry and ensuring environmental parameters and diet are correct, they often need medication [...]
North Carolina Aquarium Wants You To Help Name Their Blue-Tongued Skinks
Syd, Mel or Sunny? How about Tili, Bluey or Wiru. [...]
Texas Congressman Files LIZARD Act To Prevent Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Protections
The bill, "Limiting Incredulous Zealots Against Restricting Drilling" Act — or LIZARD Act, would halt federal government oversight of species and to l [...]
27 Texas Horned Lizards Released Into The Wild
Once abundant in much of the Southwest, the Texas horned lizard has disappeared from much of its range in Texas and Oklahoma. [...]
USFWS Seeks Input on Proposal To List Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Under ESA
The dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) is yet again under consideration for listing under the Endangered Species Act. The lizard was a can [...]
Long Thought Extinct Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon Rediscovered
The Victorian grassland earless dragon was once abundant in their grassland habitat west of Melbourne. [...]
Extinct Giant Shingleback Skink Species Discovered In Australia
Tiliqua frangens roamed Australia during the Pleistocene, which is about 2 million years ago. [...]
Study Says Reptiles Bore Live Young First, Eggs Came Later
Previous thought was hard shelled eggs were the key to the success of vertebrates that develop within the protective membrane inside the egg [...]
Three Reptiles Pulled To Safety From Iowa Building Collapse
The reptiles were removed from apartments that had not collapsed, and photos showed the emergency crews bringing out enclosures with the animals in th [...]
New Parachuting Gecko Species From India Described
Gekko mizoramensis is genetically similar to G. popaensis. [...]
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida Wants to Amend Lacey Act, Again
The bill creates a “white list” of species that can be imported. This means that any animal that is not on the white list is by default treated as pot [...]
Fresno Chafee Zoo Gets $1.2 Million Grant To Bolster Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard Populations
The zoo in 2020 joined an emergency action by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fresno State University and the Calif [...]
African Fat-Tailed Gecko Care And Natural History
The African fat-tailed gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus) is an inconspicuous species of lizard that is small in size, friendly, and hardy when cared f [...]
This is Why The Komodo Dragon Is Such An Apex Predator
Video has appeared on social media of a Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) taking down a small deer. [...]
USARK FL Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Lawsuit Against FWC On Behalf of Reptile Keepers
The United States Association of Reptile Keepers Florida (USARK FL) has filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in their lawsuit against the Florida Fish [...]
New Leaf-tailed Gecko Species Discovered in Australia
Researcher Conrad J. Hoskin of Australia's James Cook University has discovered a new leaf-tailed gecko species on Scawfell island in Queensland, Aust [...]
Pet Businesses Respond to Florida FWC Chairman Barreto’s Call for Shut Down
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto's call for immediate action to restrict nonnative species was stunning to pe [...]
Australia Zoo’s Irwin Family Mourns Rhino the Rhinoceros Iguana
Rhino, a rhinoceros iguana who lived for more than 25 years at the Australia Zoo, has died. Bindi Irwin, who mother Teri, brother Robert and paid trib [...]
