Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink?

HANCOCK COUNTY — Hanging around our parks (or your house) may be a few lizards; here in Indiana, we are home to at least six. We have the six-lined racerunner, five-lined skink, broadhead skink, ...

As a herpetologist (someone who studies reptiles and amphibians), I am often in the field making observations well beyond an hour that normal people consider to be acceptable. And it is during these ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of lizard in a strange place. The brightly colored, water-loving lizards live in the Andes Mountains in southern Peru — an odd place to find them, scientists ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of lizard in a strange place. The brightly colored, water-loving lizards live in the Andes Mountains in southern Peru — an odd place to find them, scientists ...

Continuing along the track of a previous article, let me introduce you to another interesting lizard occurring in our area! After discussing the horned lizard in a prior article, and to give equal ...

Researchers in Peru have discovered a new species of a beautifully-colored lizard, living in the mountainous regions of the country. The new species was named Potamites montanicola, or "mountain ...

Researchers in Australia have described three new lizard species from the northwestern part of the continent. “It just goes to show that we still haven’t discovered all the diversity that’s out there, ...

Mother lizards can induce different color patterns in their offspring in response to social cues, reports research published June 10 in the online early edition of the journal Ecology Letters. Female ...

Two western fence lizards in Marin. Western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) are common in California. They are also referred to as the “blue belly.” Photo by Rachael Rufino Sunbathing during ...

Scientists have identified a new bright blue lizard hiding in plain sight. The lizard, found in Vietnam and named Calotes bachae, had long been thought to be another blue lizard species found in ...