ZooWorld has been in a state of recovery for the last three weeks, after losing seven ruffed lemurs to a fire. Zoo leaders’ focus has been divided between ...

Learn about the moderate risks, conservation concerns, and long-term care responsibilities of keeping a tokay gecko as a pet.

At LegaSea Aquarium and The Reptarium, you can hold a lizard, alligator and a Burmese python, as well as interact with Madagascar hissing cockroaches, stingrays and a bearcat. And that’s just ...

A researcher has discovered two new species of spider in the Phrynarachne genus. Like other bird-dropping crab spiders, they ...

This Georgia wildlife park offers a rare otter experience, giving visitors unforgettable encounters, close connections, and ...

Panther chameleons are native to Madagascar, but Florida’s warmth, humidity, and backyard irrigation can make planted neighborhoods feel familiar. UF/IFAS notes the species was first documented in ...

Borneo's ancient rainforests, older than the Amazon, harbor extraordinary carnivorous plants. These unique species, like the Nepenthes pitcher plants, have evolved to supplement nutrient-poor soil by ...

In August 2020, Vikash Tatayah at the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation made a phone call he never expected to make. He had “an unusual request,” he recounts telling friends in the U.K. who owned a ...

"Chameleons (Chamaeleonidae) are popular in the pet trade and have been introduced throughout Florida, USA, and their ...

Madagascar is home to wildlife found nowhere else on Earth. From lemurs to leaf-tailed geckos, these eight animals show how ...

A world of increased heat from climate change means that “entire generations of sexually reproducing reptiles will be ...

Like many residents of warm climates, the brown lizards scurrying around New Orleans have a worse temper in extreme heat. According to a new study from Tulane researchers, these invasive brown anoles ...