These non-native Peters’s Rock Agamas originate in Africa. They were introduced to Florida in the late 1970s through the pet trade. Ken Gioeli, an extension agent with the University of Florida’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have discovered a type of gecko that hadn't been seen in ...

These non-native Peters’s Rock Agamas originate in Africa. They were introduced to Florida in the late 1970s through the pet trade. Ken Gioeli, an extension agent with the University of Florida’s ...

Like all ectotherms, lizards gain energy to go about their business by absorbing heat from their surrounding environment. Often lizards bask in the sun to maximize their heat absorption. But there are ...

Krystal Tolley receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as “lost ...

Krystal Tolley receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. She is also affiliated with the University of Johannesburg. Graham Alexander has previously received funding from ...