Category: Lizard Information & News
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 [...]
Bearded Dragon Lizards Are Smarter Than You Might Think!
Anyone who owns a bearded dragon knows that they are fairly smart reptiles. But did you know that they are smarter than you may have previously though [...]
Keep Your Furry Children’s Toys Away From Your Monitor Lizards
If you keep a savannah monitor, keep small furry toys of the Happy Meal variety away from them as a woman in England found out, her two-year-old savan [...]
Chester Zoo Releases Captive Bred Sand Lizards Into the Wild
For several years, reptile keepers at the Chester Zoo have been releasing juvenile sand lizards in an effort to bolster their populations in the wild. [...]
Animals Eat The Strangest Things: Vet X-Ray Contest Winner Is A Pet Frog
Veterinarypracticenews.com ran an X-Ray Contest for veterinarians to see what crazy items animals mistook for food and the winner was a frog. Guess wh [...]
USARK Reptile Super Show Pomona Recap
The Reptile Super show in Pomona was another great herp event thanks to show promoter Ramy Guirguis and all the great vendors. Successful, well-r [...]
How Do Lizards Regrow Their Tails? Researchers Have Found The Answer
Did you ever wonder how some lizards can regenerate their tails after they drop them? Well, so have scientists at Arizona State University who have fo [...]
Flock Of Flying Lizard Skeletons Found In Brazil
Flying lizards are so cool that there was a punk rock band in the 1970s that was named the Flying Lizards. However, there aren’t any lizard [...]
Celebrate World Lizard Day!
For those of you are lizard fans, today is World Lizard Day! What does that mean? It means you get to celebrate lizard day all day, around the world. [...]
Oregon Grandma Performs CPR On Bearded Dragon And Saves Grandson’s Pet
Kudos to Sherrie Dolezal of Salem, Ore. for saving her grandson's beloved bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) via CPR, yes CPR. According to the Statesm [...]
Gecko Sex Satellite Loses Control With Russia’s Mission Control
Comedian John Oliver has implored President Putin to #GoGetThoseGeckos [...]
New Warty Indian Gecko Species Discovered At The National History Museum In London
Hemidactylus acanthopholis was discovered not in the forests of India's Western Ghats, but in London's Natural History Museum. [...]
Nashville Zoo Debuts Komodo Dragon Exhibit
Two female Komodo dragons from the Los Angeles Zoo will be on display in temporary enclosures. [...]
Woman’s Stolen Bearded Dragon Recovered Safely
Police investigation continues after they retrieve bearded dragon from Pomona, Calif. man. [...]
Stunning New Gecko Species Discovered in India
The gecko, Cnemaspis Girii was named after noted Indian herpetologist Varad Giri. [...]
What This Guy Found in His Beer Will Gross You Out
Man in Zimbabwe finds dead lizard in his beer. [...]
Insanely Colorful Lizard Species Discovered In Ecuador
The emerald-headed lizard is a ground dweller and lives among the leaf litter of the Santa Lucia Cloud Forest Reserve. [...]
