DURRELL has announced its new curator of herpetology and invertebrates following the departure of a staff member who worked at the zoo for almost a quarter of a century. Ciaran Westgate has been ...

Jersey Zoo has a new head of amphibians and invertebrates. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT) has promoted Ciaran ...

This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles were capable of. Here’s the truth behind its notorious reputation, ...

What do Nile monitor lizards look like? Nile monitors are olive green to black in color and have cream-colored or yellow stripes on the jaw and head. They have rows of yellowish, V-shaped stripes ...

The Nile monitor is an invasive, aggressive lizard species established in parts of Florida. These large lizards can grow over 6 feet long and are skilled swimmers and climbers. While not venomous, ...

The zookeeping sim Planet Zoo launched six years ago today, and it was pretty good: "Another strong (yet stressful) management sim from Frontier Developments," PC Gamer's number one menagerie manager ...

A burned lunch at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans did more than just disappoint a hungry staffer. As soon as a smoke plume from the mishap drifted into their enclosure, Australian sleepy lizards suddenly ...

Inside a greenhouse-like structure at the edge of the Fort Worth Zoo is a nursery for hundreds of horned lizards. “They're very charismatic,” Fort Worth Zoo Assistant Director of Ectotherms Robyn ...

ALL RIGHT, ANTHONY, THANK YOU. A TOWN IN MAINE IS ASKING ITS RESIDENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR A LIZARD ON THE LOOSE. THEY BELIEVE IT’S A TEGU WHICH HAVE SHARP TEETH AND CLAWS. THEY SAY IT WAS SPOTTED ...

A large reptile has officials on high alert in a Maine town, authorities shared on social media. Calling the animal a “large lizard on the loose,” the Old Town Police Department shared on Sunday, Aug.

Massachusetts Environmental Police have released new video showing the moment when they captured an escaped water monitor lizard that was on the loose for about two weeks. "Around 2 PM on Saturday, ...

WEBSTER, Mass. (WPRI) — Goose, the 5-foot-long water monitor lizard who escaped from a Webster home two weeks ago, is no longer on the loose. Massachusetts Environmental Police Captain Scott Amati ...