In 1971, biologists moved five adult pairs of Italian wall lizards from their home island of Pod Kopiste, in the South Adriatic Sea, to the neighboring island of Pod Mrcaru. Now, an international team of researchers has shown that introducing these small, green-backed lizards, Podarcis sicula, to a new environment caused them to undergo rapid and large-scale evolutionary changes. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Grabbing someone's attention from a distance is a challenge, particularly under noisy conditions but, according to a new study, anole lizards have devised a successful "look at me" technique: They perform multiple full body, four-legged push-ups to get their fellow lizards to turn their heads. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Small skink lizards, Lerista, demonstrate extensive changes in body shape over geologically brief periods. Research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that several species of these skinks have rapidly evolved an elongate, limbless body form. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

U.S. study has confirmed what biologists have long observed -- most lizards live on islands than on the mainland. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A Swedish landlord inspecting a recently vacated cottage got an ugly surprise when she found dozens of dead or ailing snakes, mice, rats and lizards locked up in cages inside the house. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Filipino airport security staff discover 50 lizards, 39 cobras and 21 vipers in plastic bottles in a passenger's bag.

I went with the BBC article because they were the only one who didn't go with the obvious headline. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

The Foton-M3 satellite, with mice, butterflies, lizards, snails and cockroaches on board, will land in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after 12 days of experiments, including the one in which scientists cut off some body parts of 20 lizards to find out how gravity and ionic radiation can affect the ability of the tissue to regenerate. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

The origins of hair date back 310 million to 330 million years ago to the last common ancestor of mammals, birds and lizards, according to a new study that discovered genes associated with hair production in living green anole lizards and chickens. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Smuggled reptiles, apparently. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

A four-year study of a common Australian lizard has proved hotter incubation temperatures can reverse gender in some species, turning boys into girls as the weather heats up.

I always knew girls were hotter than boys! picked by rambler 3 years ago

Snakes don't have legs. picked by ozplasmic 2 years ago

Am Wu has amazing photographs, mainly of reptiles but there's other animals such as birds and fish. Check out his portfolio, particularly his "The Exotic" albums.

*Just a heads up to anyone who may have a phobia - there's also pictures of Spiders, Scorpions and other insects in the "The Exotic III" album. picked by Steffanie 8 months ago

So you're taking a quiet stroll and suddenly something hits you in the head. *Thwap*

And then you remember, you're in Florida. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

This picture nailed a smuggler trying to sneak 44 snakes and lizards – including an endangered albino python – on a flight out of Australia.

*snakes on a MF'in plane jokes start now* picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

This herpetologist, who specializes in photographing his pets in humanlike poses, loves his reptiles so much that he's legally changed his name to "Lizardlover". picked by VoodooPeacock 3 years ago

waaaaaaau! picked by michellu 1 year ago

Secret-societies rule the world, Elvis is still alive and working down at the Piggly-Wiggly and giant lizards are in the White House. We certainly love our conspiracy theories and the Internet has become a giant repository of the paranoid, the disturbing and the downright crazy. picked by Bornbad 3 months 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

Mark Voegel kept snakes, spiders, lizards and insects. As a result, he's dead. And a lot of him has been eaten.

Anyone surprised? picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

The bladder-chewing guppy not enough for you? Can’t stop thinking about exploding ants, boyfriend-devouring she-monsters of the sea and blood-spurting lizards? Don’t worry - terrifying oneself is a common ailment of the intertubes. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago