Watch out for falling iguanas!” Yet, every winter in Florida, this surreal warning becomes reality. Residents and visitors alike are taken aback to find large, still, green reptiles scattered on ...

George Rau Jr. brought 10 Wall Lizards from Lake Garda, Italy, to Cincinnati in 1951, and now the species has evolved and ...

Monitor lizards are found across much of Africa and Asia and include giants like the Komodo dragon. But what do monitor ...

Like all nonnative reptile species, green iguanas aren't protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely killed.

I stumbled out of bed when the alarm interrupted my sleep and made my way to the kitchen to start my morning brew. When I ...

The black spiny-tailed iguana has colonized Gasparilla Island, where they outnumber humans five to one, undermining sea walls and dunes, gobbling native plants and gopher tortoise eggs and pooping all ...

If you are trying to catch an anole, aka green lizard, don’t grab it by its tail. Lizards, domestic or even expensive exotic ones, have anatomical features that let them easily loose part of their ...

Lizards come in all shapes and sizes, from tiny geckos to massive, prehistoric-looking beasts. Some of the most enormous lizards on Earth are apex predators in their ecosystems, while others are ...

If you’re buying a new-build home or are planning to make energy-efficient improvements to your property, a ‘green’ mortgage might be worth ... home, travel and pet insurance, who are authorised and ...

Fear of lizards is formally referred to as herpetophobia, which is a fear of reptiles. Someone afraid of lizards may also be afraid of other reptiles such as snakes. Experts aren't sure why people ...

Canine Companions, marking 50 years, has provided more than 8,000 service dogs at no cost to those with disabilities.