Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of northeastern ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife is asking people to report sightings, but to stay away to avoid any attacks or incidents involving the animal.

These days, when scientists announce they've discovered a new species of animal, it's usually some miniature frog or deep sea isopod.

In the scorching savannah regions of north-eastern Queensland, scientists have declared the discovery of three never-before-seen lizard species, with .

"They're very wild, they're very active. They don't make good pets at all. They don't calm down." ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown lizard species — Grismer’s pricklenape lizard — in a remote forest in Vietnam’s Dak Lak Province, after nighttime fieldwork and DNA analysis confirmed ...

A male Acanthosaura grismeri, or Grismer’s pricklenape lizard. Photo from Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Ziegler, Do and Ngo (2025), shared by Thomas Ziegler Researchers scanning tree branches with flashlights ...

Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile monitor -- a semi-aquatic lizard equipped with razor claws that can grow up to 6 ...

Nile monitor lizards, an invasive species, are making their presence known in Cape Coral as temperatures rise.

Reptiles shed their skin, but not all of them do so equally. Discover the differences between snakes and amphibians when it ...

A male Acanthosaura grismeri, or Grismer’s pricklenape lizard. Photo from Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Ziegler, Do and Ngo (2025), shared by Thomas Ziegler A species of lizard hiding in the forests of central ...

Alligator lizards and other Southern California species are showing up about a month early thanks to the heat. And that ...