Two new studies into lizard colors reveal how one species maintains its colorful diversity while others are losing their ...

Labord's chameleon, found in western Madagascar, holds the shortest lifespan record for tetrapods, living just four to five months. They reach sexual maturity in two months, mate aggressively, and die ...

As the evening sun trickled through the forest in Malaysia, an elusive lizard searched for a bed. It settled on some plants and fell asleep. But the night would not be a restful one. “Our student ...

A student saw an elusive animal sleeping on a trail in Malaysia and discovered the first female Drogon’s false garden lizard ever recorded. Photo from Zijia Hong, shared by Evan S. H. Quah As the ...

From three morphs to one: Across 220 populations, the pattern is consistent: where "Hulk" arrives, yellow and orange throat ...

From the clown fish to leopards, skin colour patterns in animals arise from microscopic interactions among coloured cells that obey equations discovered by the mathematician Alan Turing. Today, ...

Reptile eggs are an interesting area of study, but what makes the distinction between snakes and lizards regarding their eggs ...