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.

As the world’s largest living lizards, Komodo dragons are some of the most fascinating and intimidating reptiles on Earth. In ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. “During our multi-year fieldwork in the Northern Highlands ...

Most people know that lizards can drop their tails. Fewer people know what actually happens after that or how far the biology ...

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 ...

If you have a fear of snakes, you’re not alone. Studies show ophidiophobia is one of the most common of all animal phobias, ...

Grace Manthey is the senior visual data journalist and data team coordinator for CBS News and Stations. She is an Emmy-winning journalist and visual storyteller with a passion for telling stories that ...

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is once again being saluted in the scientific community, with a new lizard species being named after the musician. Per ReptilesMagazine.com, researchers in Peru ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences ...

"I didn't know if it was venomous, if it was going to attack me,” Eric Johnson said of the encounter ...

My cat brought this lizard into the house. It looks as though it has shed part of its tail. Other than that, it seemed ...