Category: Wild Lizards
California's Island Night Lizard Makes Comeback
After more than 35 years, USFWS proposes removal of Xantusia riversiana from Endangered Species List. [...]
Sir David Attenborough’s Galapagos 3D To Feature Pink Iguana
Attenborough captured Conolophus Marthae on video for his new Sky TV show. [...]
Introduced Lizard In Miami Tolerates Cold Weather Better Than Its Puerto Rican Counterpart
Anolis cristatellus, introduced in Miami in 1975, can withstand temperatures 3 degrees cooler. [...]
44 Tuataras Released Into Orokonoi Eco-Sanctuary In New Zealand
15 adult males, 15 adult females and 14 juveniles released into predator-free sanctuary. [...]
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Successfully Breeds Orange-Tailed Skinks
Critically endangered orange-tailed skinks produce 16 offspring. [...]
Monitor Lizards Still Being Sold In Fish Markets In India
Despite protections enacted in 1972, selling of Varanus bengalensis still occurs. [...]
Choosing Desert Lizards
Bonus content from the December 2010 REPTILES magazine article "Build a Desert Lizard Vivarium." [...]
Tokay Geckos Self Clean Their Feet To Keep Them Sticky
Study points to hundreds of hairs called setae that give Gekko gecko its grip. [...]
Proboscis Anole Rediscovered In Ecuador
Camouflage could be reason why Anolis proboscis hasn't been seen in the wild since the 1960s. [...]
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Will Not Be Listed As An Endangered Species
Lizard was listed as candidate for protection in 2010. [...]
Drug Derived From Gila Monster Saliva May Aid In Weight Loss
Exenatide shown to reduce food cravings in laboratory rats. [...]
New Lizard Species Discovered In Africa
Innovative technique used for the first time to confirm identity of Cordylus marunguensis. [...]
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Update: Reptile Won't Be Listed If Landowners Implement Conservation Measures
Seventy percent of habitat in conservation agreements. [...]
How To Find And Collect Swifts And Spiny Lizards
Bonus content from the July 2012 REPTILES magazine article "Swift and Spiny." [...]
Stress Study On Southern Grass Skinks Details Some Benefits
Stress on gravid Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii may help offspring survive. [...]
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Gets Some Protections In New Mexico
State signs agreement with Fish and Wildlife Service to set aside habitat in Permian Basin. [...]
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Listing Delayed By Six Months
More studies needed to determine if Sceloporus graciosus will be listed as endangered species. [...]
New Species Of Madagascar Dwarf Chameleon Detailed
Brookesia micra ranks as one of the smallest four limbed animals in the world. [...]
Colorful Lizard Discovered High In The Peruvian Andes
Potamites montanicola is believed to be semi-aquatic and nocturnal. [...]
Venomous Lizard Found In Carlsbad, CA Yard Sent To San Diego Zoo
Mexican beaded lizard was probably a pet, officials said. [...]
Managed Cattle Grazing In N. California Helps Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
A rare relationship between rancher and Gambelia sila results in a well fed cow and a swift lizard. [...]
Herping Brazil's Refugio Ecologico Caiman
The largest freshwater wetland in the world lies near the center of South America in the Upper Paraguay River Basin, at the border of Bolivia, Paragua [...]
Parthenogenesis In New Caledonian Giant Geckos
A hobbyist says he just witnessed his second and third case of parthenogenesis in New Caledonian giant geckos. [...]
