In 2018, fewer than 100 Sombrero ground lizards remained on Sombrero Island—but now, more than 1,600 of the critically endangered reptiles are scampering around the limestone landscape Sarah ...

A “cheeky and charismatic” lizard found only on a small Caribbean island has bounced back from the brink of extinction, ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Martha Williams proposed regulations Dec. 19 that would add the Puerto Rican skink, the ...

The Sombrero ground lizard, endemic to a tiny Caribbean island near Anguilla, is a critically endangered reptile. In 2018, it ...

Perentie lizards, native to Australia, are among the largest lizards, second only to the Komodo dragon. The LA Zoo recently ...

Years of phosphate mining, invasive species and roaring hurricanes have left Sombrero Island relatively barren, causing ...

The Los Angeles Zoo is celebrating the successful hatching of two healthy perentie lizards, a rare species native to Australia. This marks a significant achievement for the zoo, as it is one of only ...

The search will be on next summer for a rare lizard found in the Chinati Mountains of far West Texas. A team of researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington will be visiting the mountains ...

Antiguan Racer is one of the rare species of snake with only fewer than 100 lefts and are mostly found in Caribbean islands.

Arizona creatures found themselves in some rather unusual situations in 2024, from boa constrictors to ocelots. See the best ...

Three of the species included in today’s notice are from the territory of Puerto Rico: the Culebra skink (Culebra and the ...

A recent survey has revealed the population of the Sombrero ground lizard is now estimated at more than 1,600—a rapid recovery and an encouraging sign of hope for the future of the rare reptile.