One long-tailed lizard is making an appearance after more than 50 years since its last sighting.

A remarkable milestone in herpetological research has been achieved with the rediscovery of the Blue-tailed Sandveld Lizard (Nucras caesicaudata), a species that had eluded scientists for more than ...

It can break off in an instant but also stay firmly attached. Scientists have figured out the microscopic structures that make this survival skill possible. By Jack Tamisiea When choosing between life ...

A homeowner on Reddit said they were digging in their garden when they came across an unknown, scaly creature buried in the soil. The post appeared in January 2022, in the middle of winter in the U.S.

Lizards are famous for losing their tails, but perhaps the bigger question should be: How do their tails stay on? The answer may lie in the appendage’s internal design. A structure of prongs, ...

Graduate students Jonathan DeBoer and Joshua Hallas study a species of lizard known as the Herero girdled lizard in Namibia, and recently published an observation of the lizard exhibiting tail-biting ...