Category: Wild Lizards
Asian Water Monitor Climbs Shelves At Thai 7-11
A video of an Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) climbing up a shelf in a 7-11 in Bangkok, Thailand has gone viral. The video opens with the giant [...]
Green Geckos Benefit From Soft Penned Release In New Zealand
Researchers in New Zealand studying the green barking gecko (Naultinus punctatus) have determined that releasing this species in a "soft pen" rather t [...]
Australian Monitor Lizards Are Ecosystem Engineers, Researchers Say
A 10 year University of Florida study on Australia’s yellow-spotted monitor lizard (Varanus panoptes horni) have concluded that these reptiles should [...]
South Carolina Documents First Argentine Black And White Tegu In The Wild
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced today that it has captured an adult female black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) in L [...]
Green Iguanas Found In The Wild In Singapore And Thailand
The common green iguana (Iguana iguana), once the most popular lizard with reptile keepers and native to Mexico, southern Brazil and Paraguay, has bee [...]
Malaysian Man Removes Sardine Can Stuck On Monitor Lizard's Nose
After four attempts the man was successful in removing the can from the lizard's nose. [...]
Argentine Black And White Tegus Found In Two Georgia Counties
Salvator merianae is established in Florida as well. [...]
Researchers Euthanize Northern Curly-Tailed Lizard With Massive Fecal Impaction
The female lizard was found in Cocoa Beach, FL with a visibly distended abdomen. [...]
California’s Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard Threatened By Warming Planet, Study Says
The blunt-nosed leopard lizard was listed on the federal endangered species list in 1967. [...]
USFWS Again To Consider Dunes Sagebrush Lizard As Endangered Species
The lizard was once considered a candidate for ESA protections but a failed scheme put forth by the state of Texas has the USFWS again considering it. [...]
Five-Lined Skink Discovered In Rhode Island
Plestidon fasciatus is not native to the state, but could be the result of range extension. [...]
Researchers Discover And Describe New Gecko Species From Cambodia
The bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus phnomchiensis) was found in Cambodia’s Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. [...]
Texas Horned Lizard Subject Of Conservation Study By U. Of Texas Master’s Student
If you live in Texas and wish to get involved with Killian's study, visit the iNaturalist website and check the Texas horned lizard project of south T [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Critically Endangered Philippine Crocodile Killed After Biting Zookeeper In Switzerland
It is estimated that there are less than 100 Philippine crocodiles left in the wild. [...]
Australians Develop Roadmap To Stop Decline Of Its Reptiles
It is hoped that a plan will help to protect the country's native lizards and snakes. [...]
Six Dravidogecko Species Discovered In Western Ghats Of India
The six gecko species were living in plain sight, thought to be a single species. [...]
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. [...]
Utah Wants Feedback On Proposal To Ease Collection Of Wild Herps
A new proposal by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources would ease the restrictions placed on herp collecting. [...]
