Most lizards probably don’t survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species ...

When considering the ways that humans impact the lives of animals, it's easy to think primarily about habitat destruction. But a recent study found that the mere physical presence of humans in an area ...

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If you live in California, you’ve probably seen, or held, a western fence lizard. According to a leading dataset of animal and plant observations, the species is the most commonly spotted reptile in ...

Introduction: The evolutionary study of social behavior and the role of lizards as model organisms / Stanley F. Fox, J. Kelly McCoy and Troy A. Baird -- Variation among individuals. Introduction / ...

Paleontologists have revealed a giant new species of prehistoric "worm lizard" with a powerful bite that is the largest of its kind found to date. The newly identified creature, named ...

This lizard’s vivid blue tongue isn’t just for show—it’s a clever defense tactic that startles predators in the wild.

"As a naturalist, I have studied the ecology and behavior of fishing cats," Santra told Mongabay India. "But I have never seen them preying on a monitor lizard." Chakraborty added that "this is not ...

Goose the water monitor, a large lizard that captivated many in Massachusetts and beyond while he was on the lam from a home in Webster for two weeks, got his closeup at a news conference on Monday ...