Category: Lizard Information & News
Puerto Rican Crested Anoles Evolve To Withstand Heat Of The City
Not only can the Puerto Rican crested anole tolerate cold more than its island counterparts, it evolved to better deal with heat. [...]
Komodo Dragons Conceived At Chattanooga Zoo Via Parthenogenesis
The three Komodo dragons were on display for three days last week. [...]
Researchers Find 20 Million-Year-Old Anole Forefoot Preserved In Amber
While the image is finely detailed, there is very little left of the structure of the leg. [...]
Worms Found In Brains Of Wall Lizard Embryos
This is the first instance in which the worms were found in reptile eggs. [...]
Florida Bill Would Ban Sale And Possession of Tegus and Green Iguanas
The bill, if signed into law, would affect thousands of jobs in a $100-million-a-year business. [...]
Chester Zoo Hatches Three Bearded Pygmy Chameleons
The zoo is hoping to establish a robust breeding program for the species. [...]
Aussie Researchers Receive $400,000 Grant To Help Save Pygmy Blue-Tongued lizard
Pygmy blue-tongued lizards spend nearly all of their lives underground, in burrows constructed by trapdoor spiders. [...]
Eastern Fence Lizard Saved From Glue Trap
A little mineral oil and a bit of elbow grease helped safely remove this eastern fence lizard from a glue trap. [...]
The State Of Texas Wants To Know When You See A Texas Horned Lizard
The Texas horned lizard is in decline in much of the state of Texas. It is illegal to possess this species. [...]
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. [...]
