Category: Wild Lizards
Reptile Dentition: The Details on Reptile Teeth
Reptile Anatomy and Physiology is an important part of Herpetology and captive care! [...]
Scuba Anole Stays Submerged For 16 Minutes
Ecologist Lindsey Swierk believes the temporary bubble on top of the aquatic anole's head enables it to breathe underwater. [...]
Texas Ends Conservation Plan For Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
Much of the dunes sagebrush lizard's habitat is found in oil- rich west Texas. [...]
Phrynosoma asio: A Horned Lizard That Eats More Than Ants
Keeping horned lizards is difficult because most are ant eaters. Phrynosoma asio apparently eats other insects as well. [...]
8 Interesting Reptiles And Amphibians Of Madagascar
Madagascar is home to some of the most uniquely adapted reptiles and amphibians of the world. [...]
10 Evolutionarily Interesting Reptiles
Here we showcase 10 of the strangest, coolest, and most bizzare creatures falling into the Reptilia nomenclature. [...]
Family Feeding Sailfin Lizards For 10 Years Spurs Authorities To Push For Critical Habitat Near Their Home
The Philippine sailfin lizard is listed as vunerable by the IUCN. [...]
Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Trafficking 48 Armadillo Girdled Lizards
The armadillo girdled lizard is known to roll into a ball as a defensive mechanism against predators. [...]
Cuban Brown Anole No Longer Evolving, Scientists Say
The brown anole has essentially stopped evolving because it may not need to. [...]
Researchers Witness Cannibalistic Tendencies In Aegean Wall Lizard
This may be the first documented case of an Aegean wall lizard feeding on its own species. [...]
Endangered Species Protection Sought For Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
Much of the dunes sagebrush lizard's habitat is found in oil rich west Texas. [...]
Paroedura lohatsara, Endemic To Madagascar, Listed 34th on ZSL's EDGE List Of Endangered Reptiles
Paroedura lohatsara is found on a single mountain range in Madagascar. [...]
USFWS Sued For Failing To Protect Cedar Key Mole Skink
The USFWS was petitioned by the Center in 2012 to protect the reptile under the Endangered Species Act. [...]
Texas Conservation Plan For The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard To Be Rewritten
The plan was controversial when it was released because oil and gas industry lobbyists formed the makeup of foundation that was supposed to implement [...]
50 Duvaucel’s Geckos Released On Island They Once Roamed
The Dvaucel's geckos were devastated by introduced mammals such as rats, cats and ferrets. [...]
The Solution For Keeping Monitor Lizards From Raiding Sea Turtle Nests? Cane Toads
Researchers have found that dead cane toads placed on top of sea turtle nests deter monitor lizards from pilfering the eggs. [...]
New Lizard Species Discovered In India Named After Sir David Attenborough
The lizard is from the genus Sitana and is a fan-throated lizard. [...]
Iguanas Falling From Trees In South Florida Due To Extreme Cold
As the weather hits the 30s and 40s in South Florida, invasive iguanas start falling from their perches. [...]
Monitor Lizards Now No. 1 Predator Of Loggerhead Turtle Eggs On Second Most Popular Nesting Beach In Australia
Researchers are unsure how the large lizards discover the nests, which are on the second most popular nesting beach for loggerhead turtles. [...]
Vietnamese Crocodile Lizard Discovered In 2003 Finally Confirmed As Separate Subspecies
It is estimated that less than 200 Vietnamese crocodile lizards remain in the wild. [...]
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Gila Monsters in South Carolina
Benson must serve five years probation and pay nearly $5,000 in fines—$2,225 restitution to the Lacey Act Reward Account and $2,500 to the Arizona Gam [...]
Florida Hires Iguana Trapper To Control The Green Iguana
The green iguana is an invasive species in Florida, first appearing in the state in the 1960s. [...]
Three Australian Lizards Declared Extinct In The Wild
The Lister's gecko, the blue-tailed skink and the Christmas Island forest-skink are now extinct in the wild. [...]
Green Iguana Rescued By Kayak Fisherman Four Miles Off Key West, Florida
The lizard saw the kayak and made a beeline toward it and was saved. [...]
