Agamas are not protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely killed on private property with landowner ...

Every two-word combination must be unique. Called binomial nomenclature, this naming system was popularized by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 1700s. So, humans are Homo sapiens, the red maple ...

Not long ago, while walking up a gravel road in Bears Ears National Monument, my eye was distracted by a flash of brilliant, almost neon green against the red rocks and sand.

When we think about snakes, we automatically assume that they all have scales. After all, scales enable the snake to move ...

Snakes are typically regarded as land-dwelling creatures. But in the forests of southern Asia, a remarkable lineage has taken ...

Coral and king snakes, though visually similar with their vibrant colors, exhibit distinct survival strategies. Coral snakes ...

Lizards often resemble mythical creatures found in fairy tales. Read this to learn about lizards that look like dragons.

It has a “large” head with a ... brown and creamy yellow blotches. Its stomach is paler. A close-up photo shows a Nucras margaritae, or Margarita’s scrub lizard. Photo from M.