I know I have written time and time again how funny common names of creatures can be. Sometimes these common names can describe where an animal lives, what time of day it is active or even its ...

NEW ORLEANS — Chances are you’ve seen brown lizards that run just about everywhere in the city this summer. Their scientific name is the Brown Anole and they’re fairly new residents of Louisiana. “It ...

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 ...

A brown anole crawls along a metal pipe leading under a home in New Orleans. Researchers found that brown anoles get more aggressive as the temperature rises. (Louisiana Illuminator photo) Researchers ...

The five-lined skink is the only native New Jersey lizard that is found throughout the state. (Two others, the brown skink and fence lizard, are found only in the southern part of the state.) In North ...

NEW ORLEANS — During the summer months of Southeast Louisiana, lizards hiding in bushes can make walking an obstacle course. But some residents have noticed that the common lizards are looking a bit ...

Unlike many mammals and birds, most reptiles show little sign of being caring parents. But our new research shows one lizard species may be more doting parents than we thought – the adults risking ...