BEATA ISLAND, Dominican Republic -- Two American biologists have discovered the world's smallest known gecko -- a lizard so tiny it can curl up comfortably on a dime. The Jaragua Gecko is the smallest ...

If you’re more of a reptile person but large snakes and lizards intimidate you, why not adopt a small lizard to keep you company? Palm-sized reptiles such as the leopard gecko and fire skink are only ...

BEATA ISLAND, Dominican Republic -- Two American biologists have discovered the world's smallest known gecko -- a lizard so tiny it can curl up comfortably on a dime. The Jaragua Gecko is the smallest ...

Researchers have identified only two of this slider skink species within a remote Australian wildlife sanctuary. The small size and speed of Lerista munuwajarlu render it nearly invisible to ...

The dunes sagebrush lizard has been added to the endangered species list. Their habitat overlaps with the nation's most lucrative oil and gas basin. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with Texas A&M ...

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 ...