Category: Wild Lizards

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. [...]

Kingdom Of Qatar Commissions Lizard Study
Lizards of the family Gekkonidae dominate the Qatari landscape. [...]

Three Lizards Species Discovered in Peru
Three lizard species of the genus Liolaemus discovered in Peru. [...]

Where Did All The Horny Toads Go?
Filmmaker Stefanie Leland in 2009 set out on a journey to find out the status of horned lizards. [...]

North American Lizards From The Sceloporus Genus
A guide to swift and spiny lizards. [...]

Seeking Out The Fiji Crested Iguana
Take a journey to Yadua Taba, a Fiji island sanctuary of the critically endangered Brachylophus vitiensis. [...]

Asian Water Monitors In Downtown Bangkok
To see Varanus salvator, look no further than Bangkok’s Lumphini Park. [...]

Two Herpetologists Discover Four Legless Lizard Species In California
It was previously thought that just a single species of legless lizard, Anniella pulchra existed in the California. [...]

Fossil Of Lizard That Ruled The World’s Oceans Discovered In Jordan
Swedish scientists discover near perfect fossil of Prognathodon. [...]

New Gecko Species From Vietnam Discovered
Cyrtodactylus kingsadai is the 25th species discovered in the Southeast Asian nation since 1997. [...]

Greater Short Horned Lizard A Rarity In Canada
Parks Canada biologists study Phrynosoma hernandesi to protect its environment. [...]
Giant Saltwater Crocodile Captured In The Southern Philippines
The 20ft Crocodylus porosus might be set free, away from populated areas [...]

More Than 600 Water Monitors Relocated After They Raided Fish Farms In Thailand
The lizards were relocated to Thailand's Khaoson Wildlife Breeding Centre. [...]
Mexican Scientists Discover 23-Million-Year-Old Lizard Preserved In Amber
The lizard is believed to be from the genus Anolis and is a complete animal. [...]