DESCRIPTION: The Mojave fringe-toed lizard is a flat-bodied lizard with smooth, sand-colored skin featuring a pattern of small black spots. Distinguishing characteristics are found on the lizard's ...

A 205-million-year-old fossil, hidden in a museum, has been identified as the oldest modern lizard, triggering a significant ...

Previous studies have suggested that tropical and temperate-zone lizards may differ fundamentally in life histories. We tested the applicability of this idea to Australian species by comparing ...

The real monsters, dragons, and basilisks are back! More than 60 live lizards and snakes from five continents in exquisitely prepared habitats. In addition to the live animals, the exhibit uses ...

For more than fifty years, museum herpetologist George Zug has studied all manner of reptiles and amphibians Jack Tamisiea A slender-toed gecko in New Guinea. In 2020, Smithsonian herpetologist George ...

They plan to leave no stone unturned in the hunt for the “Lost Lizards of Los Angeles.” That’s what experts at Los Angeles County’s Natural History Museum are calling an unusual wildlife safari they ...

May 31 (UPI) --Australia is famous for its many lizards and snakes, but where do they all come from? Published Thursday in Nature, a new analysis of an ancient fossil found in the Italian Alps has ...

Smithsonian scientists are working to save St. Croix ground lizards from extinction and bring them home to their namesake island. Nicole F. Angeli St. Croix ground lizards are one of the world's ...

A 205-million-year-old fossil discovered near Bristol has been confirmed as the oldest known modern lizard, pushing back the Squamata timeline by 35 million years. Originally unearthed in 1953, the ...