The creature is small, somewhat furtive and green. Sometimes it’s brown. It has a voracious appetite for insects and spiders but is completely harmless to people. It clings to walls and screens and ...

My husband's parents visited us during the holidays and brought part of your paper so my husband could read a particular article. In that paper, a column by Bill Ellzey about the "invasion" of ...

Millions of years before humans began battling it out over beachfront property, a similar phenomenon was unfolding in a diverse group of island lizards. Often mistaken for chameleons or geckos, Anolis ...

Whenever I think about habitats where I might find lizards, the first places where I would begin my search would be on the ground and underneath rocks, leaf litter, and/or other surface debris.

I’m not normally too keen on reptiles. In Indiana where I grew up, snakes were relatively rare. The first one I saw was trapped in a storm gutter, and I remember staring at it with a strange ...

As a gardener, you undoubtedly encounter many lizard visitors in your yard. Knowing a little about who they are will enrich your outdoor experience and possibly increase your appreciation of these ...

Brown vs. greenThe green anole is among Florida's most common native lizards, while the brown was the first invasive anole recorded in Florida, arriving in the Keys from Cuba in 1887.As a result, ...

While many animals try to avoid sticky situations, lizards evolved to seek them out. An evolutionary biologist shows how different groups of lizards -- geckos and anoles -- took two completely ...

Two new types of lizards, also known as geckos, have been inadvertently introduced to the island and the Department of Conservation Services is seeking the cooperation of the public in reporting any ...