Jumping into the world of reptiles can be challenging, as everything from their day-to-day needs to their environment and food drastically differs from those of more popular pets. Yet, welcoming a ...

The Galápagos Islands are already famous for their unique reptiles, from giant tortoises to rock-dwelling marine iguanas. Now, scientists have announced the discovery of three new geckos to add to the ...

Washington, DC—Wildlife trafficking and the unsustainable wildlife and plant trade is a multibillion-dollar industry and a major threat to species in the United States and worldwide, according to a ...

Scientists have officially identified a new species of leopard gecko from the rocky forests of Bihar’s Kaimur hills, marking ...

Reptiles have long been considered to be dim-witted and cold-blooded (in more ways than one), but research is beginning to find that they possess an impressive collection of cognitive abilities. For ...

Migrating insects are key to the reptiles’ survival in Iran’s Lut Desert A handful of small, nocturnal geckos have spilled their guts for science, revealing how the creatures get by in a part of Earth ...

San Antonio Zoo received a national Excellence in Breeding award for being the only known institution in the U.S. to successfully breed the endangered psychedelic rock gecko. (San Antonio Zoo) SAN ...

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Geckos can use their tongue to differentiate their own odor from that of other members of their species, as researchers have shown in a new experimental study. The findings show that geckos are able ...

I met my first gecko in the 1970’s on the island of Guam, where it was customary to give a gecko as a house-warming gift. Why? To control the insect population inside the tropical home. It didn’t take ...