Somewhere in the highlands of Afghanistan, a hungry fox pounces on a tasty-looking leopard gecko. But the lizard has a get-out-of-jail-free card: a detachable tail. The dropped appendage flails around ...

Anyone who’s seen a gecko will likely know they can climb walls. But these common lizards can also run across water nearly as fast as they can move on solid ground. Yet while we know how geckos scale ...

The technique lizards use to grab their grub influences how they move, according to new research. Lizards use two basic foraging techniques. In the first approach, aptly dubbed sit-and-wait, lizards ...

Lizards are part of the deal in Arizona. The scaly little buggers scurry between patio planters and along retaining walls — sometimes beguiling, other times scaring the bejesus out of us. You can ...

‘Wild Man Phil’ Rakoci, Casa Grande reptile wrangler and outdoor educator, kicks-off the popular season of guided walks in search of colorful lizards and wriggling reptiles Saturday, May 30, at Boyce ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The 48-million-year-old skull of an ancient Jesus lizard relative found in Wyoming may shed light ...

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ATHENS, Ohio (April 21, 2008) — The technique lizards use to grab their grub influences how they move, according to researchers at Ohio University. A research team led by doctoral student Eric McElroy ...