Read more about the article Rescued Rainforst Lizard’s Adorable Babies
Photo shows adult male chameleon at Zoo Vienna, undated. Offspring of critically endangered chameleons on 'Reverse the Red Day'. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Rescued Rainforst Lizard’s Adorable Babies

Adorable offspring of endangered rainforest chameleons rescued from animal traffickers in Austria. The youngster is one of four who were born after their mother was found being smuggled through Vienna…

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Read more about the article Newly Found Lizard Named After Iron Maiden Singer
Picture shows Enyalioides dickinsoni, called 'Dickinson's stick lizard', undated. New lizard found in the jungle of Peru is named in honour of the Iron Maiden singer. (SERNANP/Newsflash)

Newly Found Lizard Named After Iron Maiden Singer

A new lizard discovered in Peru has been named after the legendary British heavy metal Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson. The 'Enyalioides dickinsoni' wood lizard was found with another new…

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Read more about the article Hungry Flyer Caught With Smoked Snake Snack In Luggage
Photo shows Armadillo Girdled Lizard meat that was caught at Stuttgart Airport on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. A man, 34, from Cameroon tried to smuggle four kilos of the exotic animals. (Hauptzollamt Stuttgart/Newsflash)

Hungry Flyer Caught With Smoked Snake Snack In Luggage

A plane passenger flying from Cameroon was seized by customs officers in Germany when they found a grim stash of smoked snake and lizard meat in his luggage. The 34-year-old…

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Read more about the article New 270-Million-Year-Old Tiny Lizard Discovered
Photo shows a well-preserved fossil skeleton of a new reptile species, Tramuntanasaurus tiai, found in Mallorcan rocks in Spain, dating back 270 million years, undated. The new species of reptile is a moradisaurine captorrhinid, a group of herbivorous reptiles that lived only during the Permian, between 299 and 251 million years ago, and have no current representatives. (Catalan Institute of Paleontology Miquel Crusafont/Newsflash)

New 270-Million-Year-Old Tiny Lizard Discovered

A new tiny precursor of the dinosaurs has been unearthed by scientists excavating rocks on Spain's holiday island Mallorca. The creature - from the group moradisaurine captorhinids - was a…

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Read more about the article Woman Finds Cute Baby Gecko In Her Supermarket Groceries
Photo shows a gecko, undated. A woman reportedly found a gecko in her bag of groceries in Krakow, Poland. (Krakowskie Towarzystwo Opieki nad Zwierzetami/Newsflash)

Woman Finds Cute Baby Gecko In Her Supermarket Groceries

A woman found this cute, stowaway baby gecko in a cabbage she bought from the supermarket. It is currently unclear where exactly the gecko came from, but it was found…

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Read more about the article New Lizard Species With Tail Longer Than Its Body
Photo shows a new species of lizard discovered in Otishi National Park in Peru, undated. This new species belongs to the genus Proctoporus (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae) whose greatest diversity is found in the Andean foothills and whose specimens are characterized by having a tail longer than the body. (SERNANP/Newsflash)

New Lizard Species With Tail Longer Than Its Body

A new species of lizard with a tail longer than its entire body has been discovered in Peru. The species- named 'Proctoporus titans' - was found in the Andes mountains…

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Read more about the article Small 225 Million-Year-Old Reptile Was Ancestor Of Flying Giants
An interpretation of what the Maehary bonapartei looked like, pictured in an undated photo illustration. The newly-unearthed 225 million-year-old reptile in Brazil gave rise to the biggest creatures that ever flew, according to new research. (Mrcio L. Castro,SWNS/Newsflash)

Small 225 Million-Year-Old Reptile Was Ancestor Of Flying Giants

A diminutive 225 million year old reptile unearthed in Brazil gave rise to the biggest creatures that ever flew, according to new research. The lizard-like species measured just 15 inches…

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Read more about the article Iguanas Extinct For Centuries Make Comeback
Picture shows an iguana on Santiago Island, Ecuador, in an undated photo. Experts through monitoring, found new individuals of various ages, which shows that this species is reproducing successfully. (Johannes Ramirez/Newsflash)

Iguanas Extinct For Centuries Make Comeback

Iguanas extinct from a Galapagos island for generations have been reborn nearly two centuries after they were first recorded by Charles Darwin. The Galapagos land iguana had been completely wiped…

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Read more about the article New Endangered Lizard Species Discovered In Inca City Machu Picchu
Proctoporus katerynae, was discovered in the buffer zone of the Machiguenga Communal Reserve near Cusco, Peru, and named after renowned biologist Kateryn Pino BolaƱos. (Sernanp/Newsflash)

New Endangered Lizard Species Discovered In Inca City Machu Picchu

A new species of lizard that was classified as endangered almost as soon as it was found has been discovered in the Inca city of Machu Picchu and has been…

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