When winter arrives, cold-blooded lizards disappear to survive freezing temperatures. They enter a dormant state called brumation, slowing their metabolism and conserving energy in insulated shelters.

House lizards, common in Indian homes, can spread salmonella. Understanding their egg-laying habits is key to control. Lizards favour warm, dark, undisturbed spots like basements, under sinks, and ...

After managing the 2.4 million pound ($3.2 million) project to construct their home in the English countryside, Jane and Tim Meggitt can add reptile wranglers to their résumés. Before they could start ...

Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive. Trilobites Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 ...

Researchers collected images of lizards with missing limbs from experts around the world. Pictured here: an American green anole. Tony Gamble Jonathan Losos, a lizard biologist at Washington ...

Environmentalists on Wednesday petitioned the Fish and Wildlife Service to provide Endangered Species Act protections for a legless lizard that leans upon the continued good health of Southern ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A rare and legless lizard known for snapping off its tail to distract predators may soon get federal protection as an endangered ...

Mimic glass lizard faces rapid decline as longleaf pine habitat vanishes. Center for Biological Diversity petitions USFWS to list species as endangered. Listing could trigger critical habitat ...

WELL, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. PARENTS GET A GECKO OR A SNAKE FOR THEIR KIDS, AND THEN THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THEN END UP REHOMING THEM. WELL, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION ...

If you’re wandering around beach dunes or marsh trails in the Charleston area, you might just spot something that looks like a snake sliding through the underbrush. But with a closer look, you may ...

A large reptile has officials on high alert in a Maine town, authorities shared on social media. Calling the animal a “large lizard on the loose,” the Old Town Police Department shared on Sunday, Aug.