Seven-year-old Finley Collins thought her pet 12-inch bearded dragon might be giving birth when she noticed an unusual protrusion near the lizard's tail.... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism in the natural world, researchers have found. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Its tongue flickers snakishly from a mouth filled with toxic potential while its body boasts the bulk of a crocodile’s. Armed with the lethal weapons of our most feared reptilian counterparts, the Komodo dragon is best left alone. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in the lush Western Ghats mountain range in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

The small reptile is a form of gecko and was found by taxonomist Varad Giri in the Kolhapur district. It has been named Cnemasspis kolhapurensis. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A university has apologised to a scientist for throwing away his treasured collection of lizard faeces. picked by Franz6 10 months ago

The tuatara resembles a lizard and is found only in New Zealand.

To make the estimate of evolutionary speed, researchers recovered DNA sequences from the bones of ancient tuatara. The team found that although tuatara have remained largely unchanged physically over very long periods of evolution, they are evolving — at a DNA level — faster than any other animal yet examined. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Amateur photographer Colin Cook was disgusted to find a lizard stuck to his car with electrical tape when he returned from a bushwalk in Onkaparinga Gorge last week. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A man who claims to be the voter behind the infamous Lizard People ballot in the U.S. Senate race recount has come forward.

And he seems to be enjoying the spotlight. picked by bluenutria 1 year ago

A Satanic leaf-tailed gecko, a type of lizard that can camouflage itself to resemble a shrivelled autumn leaf, has been captured on camera in a stunning image. picked by ITC518 1 month ago

JUNIOR JACQUET of France has an answer that works for him. He recycles and reuses these cardboard rolls into a legion of odd characters with contorted faces. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum of Natural History and Pennsylvania's Villanova University have discovered a new family of gecko, the charismatic large-eyed lizard popularized by car insurance commercials. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Ouch! picked by sheppardnik 3 years ago

The Basilisk lizard makes use of the high surface tension of water and it's evolutionary design to wow its disciples. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

An Indian zoologist said Monday he has found a new species of limbless lizard in a forested area in the country's east.

Looks like a snake to me. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

In humans and many other animals, males age faster and die earlier than females. New research suggests this might happen because of intense competition over sex. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

What slithers like a snake, swims like a fish and lives in the Sahara? The sandfish lizard, of course. This small reptile, which measures just 10 centimeters long, can swim through the sand dunes at up to 15 centimeters per second. But how does it do it? picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

An expedition to Brazil's Cerrado has turned up more than a dozen undiscovered species. Conservationists say the discoveries add urgency to protecting the grassland habitat which is rapidly being converted for agriculture. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Henry Lizardlover IMAGES picked by deepdiver 2 years ago

10 year old Lily Capehart has no use for dolls . . . she prefers to "hypnotize" and play dress-up with the native Florida wildlife. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

Holaspis guenther creates the illusion of gliding by weighing only 1.5 grammes. Thats one tenth the weight of a gecko. picked by makuus 5 months ago