For more than fifty years, museum herpetologist George Zug has studied all manner of reptiles and amphibians Jack Tamisiea A slender-toed gecko in New Guinea. In 2020, Smithsonian herpetologist George ...

Every identifiable group of plants and animals on Earth has a unique combination of body shapes, behaviors and ecology that distinguishes them from all others. What about the different kinds of ...

The fan-throated lizard has a unique form of mating display. Read here to learn more about how they use their colorful fans.

Lizards are generally considered as harmless reptiles that creep along the walls, rest on rocks, or hide under plant leaves. Nevertheless, biologists emphasize the connection that exists between today ...