One of the strange, small reptiles living within the giant deserts of Southern Africa is the barking gecko. It is strange to ...

How are desert lizards impacted by increased temperatures resulting from climate change? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have removed confusion over the Persian long-tailed desert lizard, 153 years after it was first described from Sindh in present-day Pakistan. This ...

Despite their fearsome-sounding name and venomous bite, these desert-dwelling lizards – the largest in the United States – have evolved in unique ways to thrive in an arid climate. Native to the ...

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. – Walking through the Coachella Valley Preserve, Cameron Barrows is all activity. The preserve manager stuffs his pockets with trash, points out an endangered desert pupfish ...

Dhaka, May 15 -- The Sanda Lizard has been trending recently with a slew of memes on social media talking about eating sanda. But what's the story behind the lizard? Also known as Hardwicke's ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

GOLDEN, Colo.GOLDEN, Colo. — A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster died of complications from the desert lizard’s venom, an autopsy report obtained ...