Kinsey Brock is hunting lizards. In a desert garden at San Diego State University (SDSU), she carries a long stick with a string lasso at one end to try to snare one. Finally, she does. It’s a male.

At this moment, the male side-blotched lizards of the American West are engaged in dating drama beyond human comprehension. Three different morphs of lizard, all with different colors and different ...

Every identifiable group of plants and animals on Earth has a unique combination of body shapes, behaviors and ecology that distinguishes them from all others. What about the different kinds of ...

If you have a fear of snakes, you’re not alone. Studies show ophidiophobia is one of the most common of all animal phobias, ...

This Southeast Asian lizard stretches its ribs into wings to glide between branches. Here’s how evolution bent anatomy to ...

Scientists are in a race against time to document and safeguard the diversity of lizards that live on the island and its ...

A surprising study on the behavior of unrelated lizards in very different parts of the world has demonstrated how evolution can lead to different species learning the same skills. The study documents ...

Some anole lizards have a newfound superpower: They can breathe underwater by trapping air in a bubble on their snouts. What’s more, these reptiles can stay submerged for nearly 20 minutes by ...