Thousands of feet up on a volcano in Peru, a “slender” and scaly creature paused on a rock. Its coloring helped it blend “seamlessly” into the landscape but wasn’t enough to keep it from attracting ...

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

As night stretched across a mountain in southern Vietnam, a pregnant creature waited under some “rotting leaves.” But its hiding place wasn’t hidden enough. Visiting scientists found the ...

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As night settled over a mountain in southern Vietnam, a black-eyed creature with a “pointed” snout waited under some debris.

An invasive lizard species that looks as if its head was dunked in bright ... have one native species of gecko),” Dr. Steve Johnson told WKMG. “The agama have spiny scales and a somewhat rough ...

If your morning walk or coffee on the front porch has turned into a dance around red-headed, hairy caterpillars lately, you’re not alone. The white-marked tussock moth caterpillars are back once ...

From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked ... Western fence lizards can darken in warmer temperatures, sometimes appearing black in color. Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles TimesFence ...

According to one app for nature observers, it's the most commonly seen creature in California: the western fence lizard. Why?