Researchers have discovered a new species of lizard in a strange place. The brightly colored, water-loving lizards live in the Andes Mountains in southern Peru — an odd place to find them, scientists ...

Lizards are often seen as camouflaged reptiles blending into rocky deserts or dense jungles, but some of them are unusual exceptions. Across the world, there are reptile species that break the mold ...

Magalia >> Jeff Scott can’t recall every animal that he’s cared for, but with pythons, caimans and even rattlesnakes on the list, it is surely more diverse than the average person. These days, he ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of lizard in a strange place. The brightly colored, water-loving lizards live in the Andes Mountains in southern Peru — an odd place to find them, scientists ...

This West African lizard might be waiting patiently for his pizza delivery. (Credit: Africanway) It is said to be the world’s most popular food: We are talking pizza. Although I’m a fan, and know all ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — Hanging around our parks (or your house) may be a few lizards; here in Indiana, we are home to at least six. We have the six-lined racerunner, five-lined skink, broadhead skink, ...

Continuing along the track of a previous article, let me introduce you to another interesting lizard occurring in our area! After discussing the horned lizard in a prior article, and to give equal ...

As a herpetologist (someone who studies reptiles and amphibians), I am often in the field making observations well beyond an hour that normal people consider to be acceptable. And it is during these ...

Researchers in Australia have described three new lizard species from the northwestern part of the continent. “It just goes to show that we still haven’t discovered all the diversity that’s out there, ...

Two western fence lizards in Marin. Western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) are common in California. They are also referred to as the “blue belly.” Photo by Rachael Rufino Sunbathing during ...

It is said to be the world’s most popular food: We are talking pizza. Although I’m a fan, and know all about “four-cheese pizza,” I’ve never come across “pizza quattro stagioni” or “four-seasons pizza ...