Category: Lizard Information & News
Two New Lizard Species Discovered In Chile
Two new lizard species from Chile have been discovered and described in the journal ZooKeys.
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Three Lizards Species Discovered in Per [...]
New Day Gecko Species Discovered In India
Herpetologists with Osmania University in Hyderabad, India have discovered and described a new gecko species in the ruins of Hampi, a World Heritage S [...]
Florida’s Palm Beach County Nile Monitors Target Of Removal Efforts
Florida is ground zero for non-native species in the United States, with more than 500 species of exotic reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians, and mammal [...]
Mosasaur’s Gave Birth In The Ocean And Not Land As Previously Thought
Mosasaurs (Clidastes liodontus), massive marine lizards that dominated the world’s oceans during the Late Cretaceous period are some of the most [...]
Three Wood Lizard Species Discovered In Peru And Ecuador
Researchers have discovered three new species of wood lizards of the genus Enyalioides in the tropical Andes Mountains of Ecuador and northern Peru. R [...]
Tegu Looking For Its Owner In Fontana, CA
A black and white tegu lizard found wandering in a yard in Fontana, Calif., is looking for its owner, who took very good care of it. According to NBC [...]
Scientists Show How Water Bounces Off Gecko Skin Like Popcorn
Did you know that certain geckos have skin that naturally repels water? Scientists have determined that the box-patterned gecko (Diplodactylus steinda [...]
How Does The Panther Chameleon Change Colors?
So you want to know how the panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) changes its skin color? Well, scientists at the University of Geneva in Switzerland [...]
Herpetologist Photographs Male Black And White Tegus Trying To Mate With Dead Female
Necrophilia often occurs in certain reptiles. In September 2013, herpetologist Ivan Sazima witnessed not one but two male black and white tegus attemp [...]
RSPCA In The UK Investigating Abandoned Beardie, Savannah Monitor Crime
Some people. Jeez. Here is a sad story from across the pond. A driver alerted the UK’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ab [...]
First Case Of Siamese Twins In Varanus Melinus Reported
Siamese twinning has occurred in the quince monitor lizard, according to a paper published in Herpetological Notes. According to the authors of the pa [...]
Bearded Dragon With Cancer Needs Transport To Florida
A bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) with liver cancer needs some assistance getting to Florida from Maine for an emergency liver surgery, accordi [...]
Shingleback Skinks Found To Be Anemic In Chemically Controlled Aussie Croplands
The Shingleback skink (Tiliqua rugosa ) of Australia has been adversely affected by agricultural chemicals according to research from the Universty of [...]
World’s Smallest Varanus Lizard Species Discovered In Australia
A new species of Varanus lizard has been discovered in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, the Western Australian Museum announced today. The l [...]
Is It A New Species Or A Subspecies Of Whiptail Lizard?
When scientists put two different species of lizard into an enclosure and they mate, generating offspring, are the offspring a new species or a s [...]
Australia’s Striped Legless Lizard Threatened By Overgrazing Kangaroos
The striped legless lizard (Delma impar) of Australia, an endangered species, can be further harmed if kangaroos are allowed to overgraze the Canberra [...]
Herp Queries: Crazy For Corucia, The Solomon Island Skink
The importation of the giant monkey-tail skinks was halted in 2001 when the species was listed as Appendix II on CITES. [...]
CBD To Sue USFWS Over Colorado Checkered Whiptail Lizard Non-Status
The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to act on whether the Colorado Checkered whiptail lizard s [...]
Video: Monitor Lizard Body Slaps Leopard In South Africa
A leopard chose to keep its distance from a monitor lizard that posed a threat to its well-being during a safari in South Africa’s Kruger Nation [...]
Two New Lizard Species Discovered In Queensland, Australia
Two new lizards species have been discovered in a very remote section of Queensland, Australia by researchers with James Cook University. The lizards [...]
HP’s Lost Iguana Commercial-What Do You Think?
Hewlett-Packard has released a commercial that involves a pet iguana, a little boy and a whole bunch of HP technology. The commercial, “Lost Igu [...]
Oregon Grandma Who Saved Bearded Dragon Faces Eviction
Bearded dragons are one of the most popular pet lizards. [...]
The Texas Spot-Tailed Earless Lizard Next On Endangered Species List?
The spot-tailed earless lizard, native to South Texas, could be the next Texas lizard that may or may not be placed on the Endangered Species List, as [...]
Energy Australia Builds Around Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard Habitat
Energy Australia is building a wind farm in South Australia and is working with environmentalists to ensure that the country’s pygmy bluetongue lizard [...]
