“He is not dangerous and a very beloved family pet," the owner said of the reptile Snohomish County sheriff; getty Residents in Granite Falls, Wash. can rest easy knowing the alligator on the loose ...

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As a reptile lover, you’re well-versed in caring for cold-blooded creatures, but some species have more complex needs than others. From large lizards to finicky snakes, many reptiles are suited to ...

A newly identified armored monstersaurian lizard roamed Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah during the Age of Dinosaurs. About the size of a raccoon, this large lizard was an ancestor ...

The supersized dinosaurs of the past may no longer roam our planet, but the age of truly colossal reptiles is far from over. In fact, many of the world’s largest lizards belong to the genus Varanus, a ...

Georgia's wildlife agency is once again asking residents to report sightings of an invasive lizard that can pose a threat to native species. The state Department of Natural Resources is trying to ...

A Florida cop was gobsmacked when he spotted a frightening 12-foot alligator “sleeping” on a beach — only to discover it was just a wildly realistic-looking sand sculpture, according to police. The ...

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s wildlife agency is asking residents to report sightings of an invasive lizard that can pose a threat to native species. The state Department of Natural Resources is ...

Lizards can evolve adaptations that could make them more likely to survive certain effects of climate change. That’s according to Colin Donihue, a post-doctoral fellow at Washington University in St.

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

A tiny 242-million-year-old fossil from Devon is shaking up scientists’ assumptions about the earliest members of the lizard lineage. Instead of the expected skull hinges and palate teeth typical of ...

Just as Americans were getting used to the idea of “murder hornets” in the U.S., officials are warning that an invasive lizard that can grow to up to 4 feet long has established itself in two Georgia ...