A slender reptile slips beneath damp leaf litter in Taiwan’s mountain forests, rarely seen and often mistaken for a snake.

A research team from the National Taiwan Normal University has clarified the status of a secretive reptile. Led by Si-Min Lin ...

Biologists think tropical animals can’t really adapt when the environment changes – a new study challenges that view.

Roads are generally blamed for habitat fragmentation and are seen as a dangerous barrier for wildlife, including reptiles.

Quick Take Snakes usually shed their skin in one complete piece, while lizards and amphibians shed in messy, irregular patches. Many species practice dermatophagy, eating their old skin to recover ...

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 ...

India is home to a variety of interesting species of reptiles, but none are as exciting as the monitor lizards. These are ...