Category: Wild Lizards
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. [...]
Stunning New Gecko Species Discovered in India
The gecko, Cnemaspis Girii was named after noted Indian herpetologist Varad Giri. [...]
Southern California Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard Needs Protection, Group Says
Group says the lizard is disappearing due to agriculture and urban development. [...]
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. [...]
New Species Of Horned Lizard Discovered In Southern Mexico
Newly described horned lizard has rough scales. [...]
Large Scale Uromastyx Hunting Condemned In Saudi Arabia
The Uromastyx is a popular food item in Saudi Arabia. [...]
California’s Island Night Lizard Removed from Endangered Species List
Xantusia riversiana has been on the Endangered Species List since 1977. [...]
Iguana Tries For Hole in One at PGA Puerto Rico Open
Green iguana goes after golf ball on 16th green of Puerto Rico Open. [...]
Aussies Trying To Determine If Newly Discovered Lizard Is Endangered
Barrier range dragon may be restricted to rocky habitats. [...]
