The oldest known lizard has reclaimed its crown clade. A contentious fossil has been re-analyzed by paleobiologists and declared the earliest known member of the lizard-snake group. The critter at the ...

World lizard day is celebrated on Aug. 14 each year. There are more than 7,000 species of lizards in the world, and they are found on all continents except Antarctica. Although these animals share ...

The dinosaurs may have vanished millions of years ago, but their distant reptilian relatives still thrive on Earth in fascinating ways. Among them, certain lizard species have evolved into true giants ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — There are a variety of reptiles families could see at the Peoria Zoo Wednesday in celebration of World ...

Lizards are often misunderstood creatures, but their behaviors and adaptations are nothing short of extraordinary. What do lizards do to be so noteworthy? Prepare to be amazed. Lizards’ bodies are ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...

(WJW) — In honor of World Lizard Day Thursday, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is celebrating the few, but mighty species of lizards that can be found in the Buckeye State. According to an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles ...

A storeroom specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years has had its identity confirmed. The tiny skeleton, unearthed from Triassic-aged rocks in a quarry near Bristol, is ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Wildlife officials say a “lizard in a blizzard” has been rescued after a man discovered the large cold-blooded reptile buried in snow in Rhode Island, somehow surviving the ...