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 ...

A new scientific study from Temple University's College of Science and Technology (CST) has identified 35 new species of forest lizards, all from islands in the Caribbean. However, that same study has ...

What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as "lost species." We do not know if they've gone extinct, or if it's simply that nobody has ...

South Florida’s most famous invasive lizard is, of course, the iguana. These pests munch gardens, poop in pools, snap at pets ...

Researchers have described a new-to-science species of horned lizard from the high-elevation, evergreen forests of western ...

Researchers have named a newly discovered species of lizard after Syrax, the dragon ridden by Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen in the ...

The scientists were eating from at restaurant in Vietnam, when their curiosities were sparked as they wondered why all the lizards appeared to be female. The lizard species they found has now been ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Most lizards in North America could suffer severe population decline ...

Australia is famous for its lizards and snakes. But we found almost at least 127 species are threatened – almost twice as ...

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 ...