The creatures can grow up to 5 feet long. Officials issue warning after hikers spot huge invasive lizard lurking in state park: 'If you see it, back away safely' first appeared on The Cool Down.

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

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

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.

After years of scouring the forest floor and climbing trees to search the dense canopy of the Northern Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, scientists have finally found what they were looking for: an ...

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

LOS ANGELES — Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus, are native to ...

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

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.

A male Acanthosaura grismeri, or Grismer’s pricklenape lizard. Photo from Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Ziegler, Do and Ngo (2025), shared by Thomas Ziegler A species of lizard hiding in the forests of central ...

Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape. At some point, one climbed a post and became known ...

They came to the state many years ago via the exotic pet trade. Officials speak out after confirmed sighting of alligator-like lizard along busy road: 'Why … would someone have that for a pet?' first ...