"Going to be biting other species." Scientist issues warning about dangerous species spreading through Florida: 'They'll just ...

Research indicates the invasive lizards are gradually moving North, including one spotted this month in Duval County.

Can one Florida invasive lizard preying on another that doesn't belong here lead to more mosquito bites and dangerous viruses for us all? Researchers suspect the answer might be 'yes.' Invasive brown ...

The Cuban brown anole (Anolis sagrei) likely first arrived in New Orleans during the 1990s. “These lizards aren’t just surviving, they’re thriving with [a] lead burden that would be catastrophic for ...

What do the finches of the Galapagos Islands and the lizards of a tiny island at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden have in common? They’ve both shaped ideas on evolution. But the lizards of Fairchild ...

As a battle for territory unfolds between two different species of lizards invasive to Florida, a team of University of Florida scientists is trying to determine what it could mean for public health.

Something remarkable is happening with the little brown lizards that have taken over the urban landscape of New Orleans. They’re living – and even thriving – with levels of lead in their blood that ...

Florida’s brown anole lizards aren’t big or toxic, so their brawls seldom get attention on social media. Video screengrab Two of Florida’s least threatening reptiles are getting laughs on social media ...

When we tested the three-legged lizards’ athletic performance, the results defied expectations. Some animals were clearly impaired in their sprinting capabilities, but others actually ran faster than ...

Scientists have shown that losing a leg is not a catastrophe for lizards! Many so-called pirate lizards are thriving.

A brown anole crawls along a metal pipe leading under a home in New Orleans, where Tulane University researchers found lead levels in their blood well beyond what they considered a lethal amount of ...