After the island of Madagascar drifted away from India 88 million years ago, isolating it from all other landmasses, its ...

Florida has dozens of nonnative lizard species that are bigger, faster and stronger than native species. They have teeth, and some have bad attitudes. Here’s a look at which ones can ...

In the forests of Madagascar, small lizards do more than sunbathe on rocks or snap at insects. In fact, they may be shaping ...

Agamas are not protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely killed on private property with landowner ...

Monitor lizards are found in a much wider range of habitats across Africa, Asia, and Australia. Depending on the species, they live in diverse environments like tropical rainforests, deserts ...

They developed a mathematical model by analysing videos of lizards walking on water and found that each step can be broken down into three stages: slap, stroke and recovery. As the lizard runs ...

Madagascar's deforestation crisis has led to the loss of 90% of its primary forests, endangering unique endemic species. A ...

There’s a reason these large lizards live mainly in tropical climates. Being cold-blooded, iguanas cannot survive in colder climates and typically stay in south Florida or the Rio Grande Valley ...

"Lizards are under-appreciated as seed dispersers in many forest ... The research team focused on three lizard species in a tropical dry forest in Madagascar, conducting behavioral observations, fecal ...