While not venomous, their bite can cause serious infections and they are potentially dangerous to people and pets. This invasive Florida species can climb, swim and is highly aggressive. Meet the Nile ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot. Nile monitors, which ...

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

What's orange (or red) and blue, long and fast? And it could be outside your door, under your car, in the tree over your head ... you get the picture. Say hello to the Peter's rock agama. They're not ...

During a cold snap in southern Florida in January, residents were warned to watch out for paralyzed lizards falling from trees. The lowest temperatures in a decade stunned and immobilized the lizards, ...

Florida lizards have absolutely no shame. Photo via sadodada Florida lizard fears no beast. Photo via kelso82290 Seriously, Florida lizards will ride your dog like Atreyu from NeverEnding Story. Photo ...

What do the finches of the Galapagos Islands and the lizards of a tiny island at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden have in common? They’ve both shaped ideas on evolution. But the lizards of Fairchild ...

During a cold snap in southern Florida in January, residents were warned to watch out for paralyzed lizards falling from trees. The lowest temperatures in a decade stunned and immobilized the lizards, ...

MIAMI — Mosquitoes might be the bane of a summer barbecue in Kendall or a stroll on Miami Beach, but researchers in Florida are now also looking at the insects’ more obscure targets — and how even a ...