Lizards are famous for their strange ability to lose their own tails. This ability is called tail autotomy, a survival strategy in which a lizard voluntarily detaches its own tail. While this ...

Many lizards appear small and defenseless, but several species have evolved unusual abilities that help them survive ...

Quick Take Snakes usually shed their skin in one complete piece, while lizards and amphibians shed in messy, irregular ...

Bright green lizards cling to tree trunks in neighborhoods across South Florida. These reptiles are Cuban knight anoles, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles ...