Category: Lizard Information & News
Smithsonian National Zoo Treats Skin Cancer On Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko
A 4-year-old Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko was treated for skin cancer at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, the zoo announ [...]
Caribbean Greenhouse Frog Found In The Marshall Islands
This species, which is known to hitchhike in potted plants, soil and other agricultural materials, could displace native species. [...]
USARK: FWC Considers Iguana and Tegu Rule Changes
FWC is considering expanding the abilities of collectors to take wild Green iguanas and Tegus for sale and export [...]
Iguanas From Fiji Came From North America 34 Million Years Ago, Study Says
"We found that the Fiji iguanas are most closely related to the North American desert iguanas, something that hadn't been figured out before, and that [...]
Three New Bent-toed Gecko Species Discovered In Nepal
The geckos were discovered by a university team on a night survey in the Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape in Central Nepal, a mountain area in Nepal when t [...]
Blue-Tongued Skinks From Australia Seized At Hong Kong International Airport
The lizards, of the genus Tiliqua, were discovered by customs officers who were inspecting a shipment declared to contain "dehumidifier, air purifier, [...]
12 Collared Lizards Make New Home At Oklahoma City Zoo
The lizards can be seen at the zoo’s Oklahoma Trails habitat, which is home to a variety of animals native to the state. [...]
USARK ALERT: ESA Listing for Blue Tree Monitors
FWS has used emergency rulemaking to apply a 240-day temporary listing for the blue tree monitor (Varanus macraei) as endangered under the Endangered [...]
New Leaf-Toed Gecko Species Described
The Dixonius genus is a genus of Asian geckos called the leaf-toed geckos. [...]
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 [...]
USARK ALERT: South Carolina Venomous Reptiles Ban
Current owners can get permits and must register their animals within 90 days of the effective date. [...]
Study Says Leopard Geckos Prefer Bioactive Enclosures
We recommend that geckos are kept in enriched enclosures, ideally with naturalistic features. [...]
As Global Temperatures Rise, Lizards Have Harder Time Feeding And Foraging
“Our study reveals that as deserts heat up, diurnal (day-active) lizards face a squeeze—needing more food while having less time to find it." [...]
USARK Alert: Proposed Ban On All Exotic Animals in Ashley, OH
Bans all species “foreign and not native to the local area” and all species “not normally domesticated.”
Creates a pet limit that allows no more than [...]
USARK ALERT Ashley, OH Ban On All Exotic Animals
This would ban almost all animal species, including fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and any animal that is not native to Ohio [...]
World’s Oldest Modern-Type Lizard, Cryptovaranoides microlanius Is Actually The World’s Oldest, New Study Says
"We ran the analysis time after time, and it gave our original result, that the little Bristol reptile is indeed the world's oldest modern-type lizard [...]
World’s Largest Worm Lizard That Resembles Sandworm from Dune Discovered In Tunisia
"Visually, you can imagine the animal as a ‘sandworm’ from the ‘Dune’ science fiction novels and their movie adaptation." [...]
Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard Under Threat From Poaching
The major threat to this species is its hunting for illegal trade driven by the belief that the oil extracted from its tail is a cure for impotency an [...]
USARK ALERT: Florence, SC Proposes Ban On Many Species With No Grandfather Clause
This proposal results from a venomous snake bite from a free-handler (someone who freely handles venomous snakes without proper tools and equipment.) [...]
New Gecko Species Of The Genus Pseudogonatodes Discovered In Venezuela
While specimens were collected in 2002 and 2014 in evergreen forests of the country’s Paria Peninsula in northeastern Venezuela, it wasn’t until Octob [...]
USARK-Burlington, VT Considers Exotic Animal Ban
This ban includes fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and any animal that is not specifically exempted from the definition of “exotic an [...]
Is the Dixon’s Whiptail Lizard a Full Species or Subspecies of Common Checkered Whiptail?
Biologists at the university will sample the DNA of both lizards and if they are proven to be different genetically, the Dixon’s whiptail might be eli [...]
617 Texas Horned Lizards Released By Fort Worth Zoo In 2024
The release is part of an efforts with the zoo’s Texas horned lizard conservation program, the texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and other zoo part [...]
The Care And Breeding of Rhacodactylus leachianus
Giant geckos, Rhacodactylus leachianus, are the largest extant species of gecko in the world. Hailing from New Caledonia, giant geckos are well known [...]
