In a study spanning four decades, researchers from the University of Hong Kong's Research Division for Ecology & Biodiversity (HKU) in the Faculty of Science, and Toho University's Department of ...

From the smallest and fiercest hunters to mighty beasts of land and sea, here are seven predators that routinely take on ...

The Komodo dragon doesn’t chase, it waits. This video reveals the chilling strategy behind how the world’s largest lizard takes down prey up to 20 times its size. With a bite that delivers more than ...

What if you picked up a lizard and realized there was something more under its skin? The scales of the ocellated lizard form labyrinthine patterns of black and green. This species probably evolved its ...

Caudal displays that lure or divert the attention of prey are well documented in legless squamates that use sit-and-wait foraging. By contrast, empirical evidence that caudal displays serve to ...

Mexican beaded lizards are a species of large lizards closely related to Gila monsters. They live in Mexico, and like the Gila monster, have a venomous bite. Here are some fascinating beaded lizard ...

Monitor lizards are a large group of lizards that fall under the genus Varanus. There are many different types, and they vary widely in size and appearance. Monitor lizards are not native to the ...

Monitor lizards are a genus of large lizards found in Africa, Southern Asia, and Australia. There are 80 recognized species of monitor lizards, including the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor, and ...

Researchers have discovered that predation by snakes is pushing lizards to be active at warmer body temperatures on islands where snakes are present, in comparison to islands free from snakes. The ...