A prehistoric lizard the size of a raccoon has just been identified in southern Utah. This specimen, named Bolg amondol, sheds new light on the diversity of giant lizards during the age of dinosaurs.

Invasive tegu lizards are spreading across Florida. Officials warn residents not to capture these five-foot reptiles.

The whole town of Webster is on the hunt after a giant pet lizard ran loose from its home. Meet Goose: A five-foot-long water monitor who is on the loose in his Webster Neighborhood. Oliva Williams, a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Paleontologists have revealed a giant new species of prehistoric "worm ...

Culturally, many Jamaicans have a horror of lizards, shuddering at the mere thought of one. As such, many did not share the excitement of Jamaican and British scientists over a recent announcement by ...

Paleontologists have discovered a strange new species of marine lizard with dagger-like teeth that lived near the end of the age of dinosaurs. Their findings, published in Cretaceous Research, show a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Paleontologists have made a stunning discovery on the Spanish island of ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that exotic lizards are well documented as arriving on the island as stowaways in plant deliveries from Florida’s east coast nurseries, ...

Giant lizards called heath goannas could save Australian sheep farmers millions of dollars a year by keeping blowfly numbers down—and must be prioritized in conservation schemes to boost native ...

A new article offers a ray of hope that the giant Tongan ground skink, nicknamed the “grey ghost,” may still inhabit remote areas of the South Pacific. The giant Tongan ground skink was a remarkable ...