Category: Lizard Information & News

Texas Comptroller Terminates Oil Industry Foundation set up to Protect Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
The foundation failed to protect the lizard or its habitat from the oil and gas industry. [...]

Reptile Fossil Discovered That Links Reptiles to Dinosaurs
Teyujagua paradoxa fills an evolutionary gap between archosauriforms and more primitive reptiles. [...]

Researchers Detail Oldest and Most Diverse Lizard Paleofauna Encased in Amber
The researchers were able to find multiple lizard species from five clades. [...]

Woman Bitten By Iguana At Marriott Hotel In Virgin Islands Sues Hotel Chain
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 loun [...]

Doodle4Google Contest Entry Features a Reptile Lover’s Art
Vote now so we can see reptiles on the Google home page! [...]

Check Out These Super Cute Beaded Lizards That Hatched at the Columbus Zoo
The Columbus Zoo is celebrating the successful hatching of beaded lizards. Hatched out at the end of last month, this marks only the second time that [...]

Black and White Tegus Can Warm Their Bodies During Mating Season
Tegus can maintain their internal body temperatures from 4 to 10°C higher than their burrows [...]

As Far As Speed Goes, Smaller Chameleons Have Faster And More Powerful Tongues
A small chameleon species has a tongue that can go from 0 to 60 mph in a hundredth of a second. [...]

Boy Breaks Into New York Home and Shoots Bearded Dragon with BB Gun
The boy has been charged with burglary and criminal mischief and possibly animal cruelty. [...]
UK Rubbish Collector Finds Bearded Dragon In Recycling Box
Iggy pop is being cared for until a suitable home is found for him. [...]

First Person: The Grady Bunch
A woman has cared for more than 100 reptiles over the years. [...]

A Year Later, English Boy Enjoys His Mediterranean House Gecko Stowaway
A Mediterranean house gecko stowaway made a boy's dream come true last Christmas. [...]

Owner Of Two Chameleons Seized By Calgary Humane Society Wants Them Back
Two veiled chameleons seized were the property of a paying customer and she wants them back. [...]
Man Photographs Lace Monitor Up The Wall Of His House
This lace goanna just wanted to get a bit higher up the wall of this house in Albury, New South Wales.
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Is Australia’s Striped Legless Lizard Under Threat Of Extinction?
The striped legless lizard is under assault from urban development, clearing of grasslands and a host of other factors. [...]

Vandals Kill Lizards And Turtle At Australian Wildlife Park
Two Australian water dragons and a freshwater turtle were killed by vandals. [...]

Exotic Pet Lizard Types
Here is just a sampling of the exotic lizards in the hobby. [...]
New Dakotaraptor Species Discovered In South Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation
Dakotaraptor steini was a massive 16 feet in length. [...]

Bristol Zoo Is Now Home To 165 Seized Electric Blue Geckos
The electric blue gecko is dwindling in its native habitat. [...]
Black And White Tegu With Six Tails Found By Environmental Police In Argentina
Researchers with the Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal and Centro de Zoología Aplicada studied the reptile's tail [...]

Brown Anole Named Flo-Rida Hops On A Plane To Scotland
The stowaway was found in the luggage of a woman who took a trip to Florida. [...]

Panther Chameleon Thief Wanted In Missouri
Do you recognize any of these people? [...]
Rock Dwelling Gecko Species Discovered In India
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 Trad [...]

Mealworms Can Eat Styrofoam With No Apparent Ill Effects
The researchers fed a strict diet of styrofoam to mealworms from birth to adulthood. [...]