Quick Take Snakes usually shed their skin in one complete piece, while lizards and amphibians shed in messy, irregular ...

Many lizards appear small and defenseless, but several species have evolved unusual abilities that help them survive encounters with predators. In this video, we explore some of the most surprising ...

Researchers collected images of lizards with missing limbs from experts around the world. Pictured here: an American green anole. Tony Gamble Jonathan Losos, a lizard biologist at Washington ...

More than 20 years ago, Jonathan Losos was in the Bahamas pursuing one of his favorite pastimes — catching and measuring anole lizards — when he spotted a familiar reptilian flash on a branch. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles ...