Many lizards and insects shed their skin as part of their growth. Molting is essential as they grow larger and older, and it ...

Though cats and dogs may dominate the pet sphere worldwide, lizards, snakes and other reptiles still remain among the most popular types of exotic pets. Though they might not have the same broad ...

After an injury, some flatworms can regrow almost every cell in their bodies, axolotls can rebuild entire limbs and parts of their brain, zebrafish can mend broken spinal cords and green anole lizards ...

Some anole lizards have a newfound superpower: They can breathe underwater by trapping air in a bubble on their snouts. What’s more, these reptiles can stay submerged for nearly 20 minutes by ...

Grace Manthey is the senior visual data journalist and data team coordinator for CBS News and Stations. She is an Emmy-winning journalist and visual storyteller with a passion for telling stories that ...

Lizards are often misunderstood creatures, but their behaviors and adaptations are nothing short of extraordinary. What do lizards do to be so noteworthy? Prepare to be amazed. Lizards’ bodies are ...

Buford the Gila monster at Caldwell Zoo plays a surprising role in medical research, with the venom contributing to diabetes ...

The whole town of Webster is on the hunt after a giant pet lizard ran loose from its home. Meet Goose: A five-foot-long water monitor who is on the loose in his Webster Neighborhood. Oliva Williams, a ...

A local animal control agency is asking the public for help after a water monitor was reported to be on the loose in Webster, Massachusetts. The large lizard, which has been loose for two days, was ...

Nile monitor lizards are dangerous, invasive predators in Florida. Here's where they are in the state and what to do if you ...