Hundreds of new species were discovered in 2025, with over 850 new marine species documented and many more described by scientists worldwide. Even so, each discovery of an animal previously unknown to ...

DNA analysis confirmed a newly discovered lizard species found in a forest in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam.

Researchers say the newly identified species differs by at least 7% genetically from related lizards.

One animal in Australia is so difficult to spot it has been named the hidden dragon lizard. The reptile, which blends perfectly into the reddish orange terrain, avoided documented sightings for years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of a lizard, you probably think of a scaly reptile with a tail and four visible limbs. The thing is, not all ...

For Cincinnatians, the sight of a small lizard scurrying across a sidewalk or hanging out on an alley wall isn’t surprising. For more than 70 years, European common wall lizards, known locally as ...

More than 100 million years ago, the ancestors of the first snakes were small lizards that lived alongside other small, nondescript lizards in the shadow of the dinosaurs. More than 100 million years ...

North Carolina is home to three legless lizard species, often mistaken for snakes. Glass lizards differ from snakes with ear openings, eyelids and more rigid bodies. Glass lizards eat insects and ...