The Tehachapi area is like a large richly-illustrated book that no one has ever read completely. Most people are only familiar with the cover and a few of the chapters. I have spent decades reading ...

Researchers with San Diego State University (SDSU) in California have shared a spectacular video of western banded geckos fighting scorpions. These geckos are normally thought of as fairly ...

Geckos that are typically placid and mild-mannered become violent, head-shaking "berserkers" when subduing a scorpion meal, new research reveals. When a western banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) ...

Since childhood, alumnus Jason Wallace has chased lizards in the Mojave National Preserve. His fascination for creepy-crawly creatures like western banded geckos, desert iguanas and Mojave fringe-toed ...

Obscured by the darkness, a “long”-tailed creature prowled an island in Japan looking for its next meal. Its “large” red eyes scanned the plants for prey. But it wasn’t the only one searching that ...

On the coast of Namibia, a loud new species was discovered wandering from its burrow. Sergi Ferrete via Unsplash Standing on the coast of Namibia looking out over the ocean, an ominous sound calls out ...

Scientists found a “large,” spiky animal on rocks, trees and homes in Odisha and discovered a new species: Hemidactylus paucifasciatus, the study said. Photo from Pratyush P. Mohapatra Crawling along ...