They probably hid from feathered dinosaurs, only to end up stuck in redwood sap. The specimens come from Myanmar’s Kachin state and are thought to have lived in tropical forest. Each is embedded in ...

If you’re more of a reptile person but large snakes and lizards intimidate you, why not adopt a small lizard to keep you company? Palm-sized reptiles such as the leopard gecko and fire skink are only ...

Comic actor Jon Cryer pays homage to classic movies with his hilarious take on fourth-grade lizard detective Chet Gecko in Chet Gecko Private Eye: The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse and The Mystery of Mr.

Geckos are ubiquitous throughout the Hawaiian Islands today, but that was not always the case. Though lizards can colonize islands by clinging to drifting trees and plant material, the Hawaiian ...

The creature is small, somewhat furtive and green. Sometimes it’s brown. It has a voracious appetite for insects and spiders but is completely harmless to people. It clings to walls and screens and ...

The Tennessee Aquarium will open "Island Life" on Friday, March 15, a new exhibit that challenges how "islands" are defined while taking guests on a globe-trotting exploration of isolated ecosystems ...

Reptiles like chameleons and snakes change colour. This helps them blend in and talk to each other. Colour change also helps control body temperature. Chameleons are famous for this. Anoles and geckos ...

Scientists have long known that geckos can scurry up walls, Spider-Man style. But less well understood is how these reptiles cling to wet surfaces, which are common in their rainy tropical habitats.