The Gila monster (pronounced "HEE-luh") is one of nature’s most intriguing yet misunderstood reptiles. This lizard inhabits ...

Over recent decades short-horn lizard populations have been in decline throughout their range. Destruction of their native habitat, efforts to eradicate ants—their staple food—and the pet ...

The Texas Hill Country just got 617 new lizards, courtesy of the Fort Worth Zoo and its conservation partners.

The legless lizard is a rare, sand-swimming reptile that occupies a very small area of habitat near the Temblor Range on the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. The animals are jeopardized by oil ...

The green basilisk lizard is also called a plumed or double-crested basilisk; but its amazing ability to run on water gives this species its most recognizable moniker: the Jesus Christ lizard.

The legless lizard is a rare, sand-swimming reptile that occupies a very small area of habitat near the Temblor Range on the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. The animals are jeopardized by oil ...

But opponents argued this will endanger the habitats of lizards and snakes. A court in Frankfurt an der Oder ordered forest clearing to be halted, pending further examinations. A similar court ...

This variety can be identified by a long, lateral groove that runs from its head to tail. These lizards can reach lengths up to 3 feet (0.9 meters), and about two-thirds of that length is made up of ...