One animal in Australia is so difficult to spot it has been named the hidden dragon lizard. The reptile, which blends perfectly into the reddish orange terrain, avoided documented sightings for years.

Why it's awesome: Earless monitor lizards are dragon-like reptiles that are so rare they're dubbed the "Holy Grail" of herpetology — the study of reptiles and amphibians. The species is the only known ...

Bearded dragons, or beardies, are popular reptile pets. They are native to Australia. These reptiles have spiky scales around their throat. They are gentle and safe around humans. Beardies showcase ...

Nearly 130 years ago, Italian explorer Elio Modigliani arrived at a natural history museum in Genoa with a lizard he’d reportedly collected from the forests of Indonesia. Based on Modigliani’s ...

New research shows that bearded dragons are able to partition color change to specific body parts, depending on whether they are responding to temperature or communicating with other lizards. New ...

This lizard is the world hide-and-seek champion, 1891 to 2018. Biologists working on the Indonesian island of Sumatra recently encountered a nose-horned dragon lizard which had been lost to science ...

Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular type of pet lizard might be causing salmonella outbreaks in Wisconsin and across the country. Forty-four people, including four in Wisconsin, have been ...