Talk about a lounge lizard. An Asian Water Monitor lizard — the second largest in the world — shocked an Arizona man when it ...

"I didn't know if it was venomous, if it was going to attack me,” Eric Johnson said of the encounter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High up in the mountains of Peru, a “blue-headed” creature settled in for the night. The spiky animal perched on some plants and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the arid plains and rocky deserts of North America, a ...

When you think of intelligent animals, reptiles likely don’t come to mind. However, reptiles are surprisingly intelligent ...

What do lizards do? From walking on water to even "flying," these cool creatures are capable of some pretty amazing feats.

A driver in Florida did a double take when she spotted a "4-5 foot" lizard on the side of the road in the Gulf Coast. Renee Aland was driving with her daughter Zoey Marzonie when the giant ...

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.

The hikers took photos of the creature and reported it to park officials. Photo from Santa Clara County Parks An invasive creature native to South America has been found and captured at a Northern ...