Invasive Nile monitors in Georgia have been labeled the largest and most dangerous lizards in the U.S. Where are they? How ...

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 ...

Lizards possess a remarkable survival strategy where their tails detach and continue to wriggle, distracting predators and ...

Frill necked lizards are known for one of the most dramatic defensive displays in the animal world, instantly expanding their frill to appear far larger than they are. This sudden transformation often ...

One of our most commonly sighted local lizards is also one of the speediest and most maneuverable. This lizard is the six-lined racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineata). The first part of its common name ...

A tiny 242-million-year-old fossil from Devon is shaking up scientists’ assumptions about the earliest members of the lizard lineage. Instead of the expected skull hinges and palate teeth typical of ...

I recently loaded some fence rails in the back of the station wagon. One rail bumped the seat, and a lizard dropped into the passenger area. When I unloaded the rails, there was no sign of the lizard.

From vulnerable geckos to venomous Komodo dragons, these moments from ‘Dragon Island,’ ‘Miami Wild,’ ‘Into The Wild India,’ ‘Wild Castles,’ and ‘Crazy Monster’ capture lizards as both predator and ...

Habitat: Dry and sandy areas of the southern US and Mexico, hiding in plain sight. If ever there was an animal that said “Don’t even think about eating me,” it would be the Texas horned lizard.

Why Do Frilled-Neck Lizards Frill? Frilled-neck lizards frill their necks for a few different reasons, primarily for defense and communication. Frilled lizards use their frills to communicate with ...