When you think of endangered turtles, dogs likely don’t come to mind. But what if we told you one pup in particular is ...

Dubbed the 'Jesus lizard,' the basilisk lizard of Central and South America possesses an astonishing ability to run across ...

These "Pirates of the Caribbean (and other places)" can continue to plunder even after losing some or most of their hind or ...

Reptiles can’t actively regulate their body temperatures. This makes them less able to adjust to changing temperatures.

Police said they are asking for the public's help in locating a northern spider tortoise and an Egyptian tortoise.

Reptiles could overtake amphibians as the highest priority for conservation among vertebrates as threats like climate change ...

A rare and legless lizard known for snapping off its tail to distract predators may soon get federal protection as an endangered species, a boost for the elusive reptile that is often confused for a ...

Conservation authority the IUCN has upheld the endangered status of the long-tailed macaque after rejecting the U.S. biomedical lobby’s challenge to downgrade it. Demand from research labs has fueled ...

We are lizard biologists, and to do our work we need to catch lizards—never an easy task with such fast, agile creatures. Years ago, one of us was in the Bahamas chasing a typically uncooperative ...

Indian customs officers made the latest "significant" seizure of endangered wildlife from a passenger arriving from Thailand, a government statement said: nearly 100 creatures including lizards, ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A critically endangered rhino made its public debut Friday at a Cleveland zoo, dashing about its enclosure and giving a boost to the endangered species. Today in History: November 1, ...