Category: Wild Lizards
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. [...]
Tokay Gecko In Mexican Standoff With Golden Treesnake In Thailand
The treesnake may have bit more than it could chew with the large lizard. [...]
Trump Administration Sued For Denying Protections To Florida Keys Mole Skink
The little skink can only be found on a few islands in the Florida Keys. [...]
Asian Water Monitors Thrive In Palm Oil Plantations
Varanus salvator macromaculatus is thriving in palm oil plantations for now. [...]
More Than 160 Chuckwallas In Arizona Safely Moved Out Of Phoenix Freeway Project’s Path
The chuckwallas were released at the Arizona South Mountain Park/Preserve [...]
Herp Queries: Are People Still Keeping Horny Toads?
The horny toad a.k.a. horned lizard, is best left in the wild. [...]
Researchers Discover 15 New Gecko Species In Myanmar
The Cyrtodactylus and Hemiphyllodactylus geckos hail from just a 90 by 50 kilometer area of the country formally known as Burma. [...]
Florida Keys Mole Skink Denied Endangered Species Act Protection
The Florida Keys mole skink lives just 20 to 31 inches above sea level. [...]
Nevada Bans Collection Of Reptiles For Commercial Purposes
Prior to the ban, reptile collectors could take as many reptiles as they wanted. [...]
Herp Queries: Can I Keep A Thorny Devil?
Thorny devils (Moloch horridus) are native to Australia and are illegal to keep or export out of the country. [...]
Two Lizard Species Slow High Speed Rail Project In Germany
Efforts have been underway for several months to relocate the lizards. [...]
Nevada To Consider Banning Or Limiting Commercial Collection Of Wild Reptiles
Nevada does not have a limit on the number of reptiles collected in the wild. [...]
Komodo Dragon Trappers
A New Jersey zookeeper embarks upon the adventure of a lifetime, catching and releasing Komodo dragons. [...]
Why No Whiptail Lizards?
The whiptails of the Americas and their close cousins, the ameivas, are fast on their feet. [...]
Sungazer Lizard Faces Extinction Due To Farming And Illegal Animal Trade
The Sungazer lizard population has declined by more than a third over the last 10 years. [...]
Herp Queries With Bill Love: The Earless Monitor
The earless monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) has been the Holy Grail of herpetoculture for many decades. [...]
Tokay Gecko Attacks Tree Snake, Which Regurgitates Another Gecko
If there is one gecko that would attack a predator, it's a Tokay. [...]
Three Chameleon Species Discovered in Central Africa
The three chameleon species were discovered in the mountains of the Democratic Republic of Congo. [...]
Monitor Lizard Rediscovered in Papua New Guinea
Varanus douarrha grows to more than 1.3 meters. [...]
