One species or two? Understanding the Formosan legless lizard

A research team from the National Taiwan Normal University has clarified the status of a secretive reptile. Led by Si-Min Lin ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Earless Monitor Lizard Proposed for U.S. Endangered Species Protections

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the earless monitor lizard as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act today following a 2022 petition from the Center for ...
The Conversation

Surprise results in search for South African lizard species that have been missing for decades

Krystal Tolley receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as “lost ...
EurekAlert!

‘Pirates’ of the Caribbean: The luck and pluck of three-legged lizards

More than 20 years ago, Jonathan Losos was in the Bahamas pursuing one of his favorite pastimes — catching and measuring anole lizards — when he spotted a familiar reptilian flash on a branch. But ...

Meet the giant lizard in India that can grow up to 9 feet long

India is home to a variety of interesting species of reptiles, but none are as exciting as the monitor lizards. These are strong reptiles that are some of the biggest lizards that exist in this ...