Non-native lizards have been spotted in downtown Orlando, at Disney and at UCF’s campus, among other local spots.

The Northern curly-tailed lizard, also known as Leiocephalus carinatus, is native to the Bahamas and has been established in ...

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Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. The word "adaptation" is used in many ways by climate scientists, but it has ...

The largest zoo in Georgia is working hard to help conserve one of the world's rarest lizard species. Zoo Atlanta sent 11 endangered Guatemalan beaded lizards (Heloderma charlesbogerti) to La Aurora ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added three of Florida's rarest reptiles to its list of endangered species.

A lizard species native to the Bahamas is becoming increasingly common across Central Florida.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have discovered a new "dragon lizard" species in Southeast ...

What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as "lost species." We do not know if they've gone extinct, or if it's simply that nobody has ...

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is once again being saluted in the scientific community, with a new lizard species being named after the musician. Per ReptilesMagazine.com, researchers in Peru ...

The urge to chow down during moments of high stress apparently transcends species. A study published late last month found that Colorado checkered whiptails respond to loud noises and related ...

Federal wildlife officials have formally listed the Key ring-necked snake, the rim rock crowned snake, and the Florida Keys ...