Category: Lizard Information & News
Bearded Dragon Saved From House Fire In Florida
The reptile was given oxygen by several respondents. [...]
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Water Monitors From The Philippines
The yellow-headed water monitor, the white-headed water monitor, and the marbled water monitor are endemic to the Philippines. [...]
Southern Grass, Alpine Bog Skink At Risk Of Extinction Due To Australia’s Fires
The alpine bog skink (Pseudemoia cryodroma) is already listed as endangered and the southern grass skink (Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii) is only found in [...]
Researchers Find 300-Million-Year-Old Lizard Cared For Its Young
Dendromaia unamakiensis was found in Nova Scotia was a Varanopid, an extinct family of animals that resembled monitor lizards. [...]
Leopard Geckos, Bearded Dragon Found On Sidewalk in Stoughton, MA
Police want to speak with owner who left the reptiles. [...]
King's Skink Can Re-regenerate More Functional Tail Than Other Lizards
The king's skink is a very large lizard native to Australia. [...]
The New Oldest Parareptile Is Dubbed Coal Dragon
A small 25 cm parareptile that lived more than 306 million years ago and ate insects and other prey by stabbing them with its sharp fangs is now [...]
Blue-Spotted Tree Monitors Hatch At UK’s Bristol Zoo Gardens
This marks the first time the zoo has successfully hatched the species. [...]
Two Men In Japan Face Reptile Smuggling Charges
Perentie monitor lizards are the fourth largest Varanus lizard in the world and are known for their beautiful skin pattern. [...]
Russian Legless Lizard Born At National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
The Russian legless lizard was born this year after three years of attempts to successfully breed the species. It is not on display at the aquarium. [...]
Lizards Feed On Different Insects With a 2 Degree Change In Temperature
The change in diet caused these lizards to become less healthy. [...]
Six Dravidogecko Species Discovered In Western Ghats Of India
The six gecko species were living in plain sight, thought to be a single species. [...]
Seeking Support For New Research Investigating Color Change In Green Anoles
In this experimental study, there will be two main hypotheses tested. [...]
Komodo Island Will Be Restricted To Premium Tourists, Won’t Be Closed
It is estimated that there are less than 5,000 Komodo dragons left in the wild, all in Indonesia's Komodo Island National Park. [...]
Florida Fish And Wildlife Wants Help In Controlling Tegu Population
The Argentine black and white tegu is established in Florida. The FWC wants your help in controlling its population. [...]
80 Juvenile Sand Lizards Released Near Farnborough, England
Some of the sand lizards were outfitted with radio transmitters to track their movements. [...]
Trump Admin Fails To Protect Florida Keys Mole Skink, Lawsuit Claims
The Florida Keys mole skink lives on a small geographic location in the Florida Keys. [...]
Chattanooga Zoo Hatches Out Three Komodo dragons
The Komodo dragons might have been born via parthenogenesis. [...]
An Albino Anole Is The First Gene-Edited Reptile
Scientists decided to create albino anoles because removing the tyrosinase albinism gene would not be lethal to the reptile. [...]
Stolen NYC Bearded Dragon Found Safe
Sandy was taken in May from an Upper West Side pet shop. [...]
Hikari to Bring Its Popular Hikari Herptile Foods To US Market
Hikari's Herptile line of prepared foods offer complete nutrition requirements, the company says.
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24 Texas Horned Lizards Hatch At San Antonio Zoo
The 24 hatchling Texas horned lizards are part of a breeding program launched at the zoo two years ago. [...]
Asian Water Dragon Born Via Parthenogenesis At Washington’s National Zoo
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo was the first to confirm facultative parthenogenesis in Asian water dragons. [...]
