Understanding biodiversity within species is key to our understanding of why nature works the way it does, say researchers ...

New Asian grass lizard species discovered in Assam’s Manas Biosphere landscape, highlighting Northeast India’s rich reptile diversity.

One animal in Australia is so difficult to spot it has been named the hidden dragon lizard. The reptile, which blends perfectly into the reddish orange terrain, avoided documented sightings for years.

DNA analysis confirmed a newly discovered lizard species found in a forest in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam.

This electric green lizard species was hiding in plain sight in a single Vietnamese forest.

We'd like to welcome this curious armless burrowing lizard into the New Species Hall of Fame. Despite being built for life underground, in the end this slider skink was no match for scientists who had ...

A lizard with a prominent nose, lost for 150 years, has been rediscovered in Peru, raising concerns about its fragile natural habitat.

Nile monitor lizards are dangerous, invasive predators in Florida. Here's where they are in the state and what to do if you ...

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles. But this 6-foot-long African lizard poses an especially big threat.

Researchers say the newly identified species differs by at least 7% genetically from related lizards.

Nile monitor lizards, an invasive and dangerous species, are spreading across Florida. Here's where they are and what to do if you see one.

Like other invasive species, including Burmese pythons and green iguanas, it’s legal to humanely kill Nile monitors on private property without a permit, with landowner permission, or on one of 32 ...