CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have discovered a type of gecko that hadn't been seen in ...

Researchers from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation in Mumbai were conducting an expedition through the South Western Ghats ecoregion in Tamil Nadu, India, when they stumbled upon a new species of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers in Nepal have discovered three new-to-science species of bent-toed geckos — Cyrtodactylus chitwanensis (Chitwan Bent-toed Gecko), ...

A team of biologists led by The University of Texas at Arlington has discovered a new tiny lizard species in the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. This discovery, accepted for publication in ...

A close-up shot of a male Cnemaspis vangoghi in his natural habitat — along the rocks in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India (all photos by and courtesy Akshay Khandekar, unless otherwise noted) A ...

The Gold Dust Day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) is a 4 to 5 inches lizard found on all major islands of Hawaii. However, despite common belief, it is not a native species of Hawaii. It actually ...

New research from Monash University has provided the first comprehensive assessment of the Pilbara barking gecko ...

Geckos get around. They're among the most diverse and widely distributed lizards, populating every continent except Antarctica and inhabiting everything from tropical beaches and humid rainforests to ...

An incredible new species of gecko has been discovered by researchers in the Cambodian hills. The Kamping Poi bent‑toed gecko is aptly named for its oddly formed toes that curve slightly, helping it ...