the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds. A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large as deer, wild boar ...
A lizard's 'cost-of-living' is closely related to its body temperature, which determines both how much food it requires and whether it can go outside to feed. Desert lizards face unique challenges ...
The blue tree monitor lizard only exists in the wild on Batanta Island in Indonesia, where its population has been devastated by collection for the pet trade and habitat loss. The biggest driver of ...
Here are five species that researchers confirmed were showing hopeful signs of recovery in 2024: Sombrero ground lizard: On the tiny Sombrero Island, part of Anguilla in the Caribbean, there were ...
According to the centre, Aberdeen had been a model reptile ambassador for thousands of visitors on how lizards roamed wild in Hong Kong. Smuggled Siamese crocodile raises concerns of illegal ...
The Temblor legless lizard is also threatened by urban and industrial development, invasive grasses and non-native wild pigs, as well as rising temperatures and drier conditions caused by climate ...