As the evening sun trickled through the forest in Malaysia, an elusive lizard searched for a bed. It settled on some plants and fell asleep. But the night would not be a restful one. “Our student ...

A venomous snake named after a mythological goddess, an orchid that looks like a Muppet, a tree frog with skin that looks like moss and a tree-climbing lizard that changes colors are among hundreds of ...

"They're not there," he said. "It seems like the species is now extinct." Yarrow's spiny lizards may be extinct in the Mule Mountains of Arizona after living there for 3 million years. / Credit: ...

Among Madagascar’s incredible wildlife, none is more unusual than Labord’s chameleon (Furcifer labordi). This remarkable reptile holds the record for the shortest lifespan of any known vertebrate, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. The word “adaptation” is used in many ways by climate ...

Lizards are those chill, scaly buddies that dart across rocks, climb walls, or just lounge in the sun. They comprise over ...

A combination of deforestation and climate change could put most of North America’s lizard species at risk for health problems and population decline, a recent analysis found. The study, in Nature ...

(THE CONVERSATION) — Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. The word “adaptation” is used in many ways by climate ...

A student saw an elusive animal sleeping on a trail in Malaysia and discovered the first female Drogon’s false garden lizard ever recorded. Photo from Zijia Hong, shared by Evan S. H. Quah As the ...