Category: Wild Lizards
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 [...]
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 [...]
A Visit To Indonesia's Komodo National Park
I felt like Humphrey Bogart in "The African Queen" as our boat chugged up the chocolate-brown river, though we were in Borneo and not A [...]
Flat-tailed Horned Lizard Stops Construction Of Solar Energy Facility In California
The flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii), a candidate for listing under California’s Endangered Species Act has stopped a solar energy [...]
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 [...]
California Protects the Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard
The California Fish and Game Commission, responding to a Center for Biological Diversity petition, today made the flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosom [...]
5 Great Costa Rican Herping Destinations
Home to around 139 species of snakes and nearly as many species of frogs and toads, Costa Rica is an incredible and popular destination for herping en [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
California Fish And Game Commission Expected To Act on Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard Status In February 2015
There is good news for California’s flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) as the Center for Biological Diversity announced that the Cal [...]
Herping Travels In The Canary Islands
The Canary Islands make up a volcanic archipelago that is located off the northwest coast of Africa. It is adjacent to the border between Western Saha [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Green Anoles In Florida Evolved To Better Compete With Invasive Brown Anoles
How do reptiles evolve when another species invades their space? In the case of the Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) in Florida, its feet evo [...]
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 [...]
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Lawsuit Dismissed
The dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus), a tiny lizard that is found primarily in the Permian Basin of West Texas and in New Mexico, will n [...]
Canadian Skink Lovers Rejoice As Northern Prairie Skink Gets Extra Protections
The northern prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis), the only lizard species found in Canada’s Manitoba province has gotten some extra protection [...]
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 [...]
Texas Horned Lizard In Decline
West Texas is only part of state where numbers of Phrynosoma cornutum are steady. [...]
Asian Monitor Lizard Captured in Hawaii
The water monitor was probably a hitchhiker on a cargo plane from Malaysia. [...]
