On a sunny rooftop of Oman, a 3-foot-long creature coiled its patterned body and waited to ambush unsuspecting prey. Instead, passing scientists noticed the lurking predator. They didn’t realize it ...

A lizard with a name that sounds like it could star in Game of Thrones, a soft furred hedgehog, a high-altitude crocodile ...

Florida has more iguanas, and the critters are increasingly showing up in bizarre places. And some of them are big. Really big. A 4-foot lizard, as well as others, have been compared in size to ...

From the realization that paleontologists still haven’t found the biggest dinosaurs to the unearthing of a small burrowing ...

Are you thinking about adding an indigo snake to your family? These beautiful, striking creatures have become increasingly ...

The dense tropical forests, isolated mountain peaks and limestone karst caverns of the Greater Mekong region yielded a ...

Sai Keung Tin from Hong Kong pled guilty to smuggling endangered turtles from California, falsely labeling them as snacks. He ...

A new study has identified key gene regulators that enable some deafened animals -- including fish and lizards -- to naturally regenerate their hearing. The findings could guide future efforts to ...

1: Here’s what to know According to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, the cold-blooded reptiles rely on their environment to regulate their body temperatures ... "We know that their time in ...

Michael Polcyn’s research on mosasaurs, ancient marine reptiles, uncovers their evolutionary origins, dietary habits, and ...

These formidable lizards are iconic examples of macroevolution, showcasing the emergence of entirely new animal groups.

Experts estimate around 95% of the eastern hellbender habitats no longer exist. The salamanders can be found in parts of the ...