An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For much of ...

The color change is not only a signal to the opposite sex, but a testament to the invasive animal's adaptivity to the ...

As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide ...

Professional snake removal experts captured a 30-pound, 6½-foot Burmese python from a Miami-Dade residential area, preventing ...

Fossil egg found in Antarctica suggests marine reptiles laid eggs, challenging previous beliefs about ancient life.

A big cat was spotted multiple times in a neighborhood in India, thanks to the ongoing urbanization of leopards.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the humid swamps of what is now Colombia, there was once ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Sarasota County deputies had their hands full removing a massive, 14-foot alligator from a residential area. Video provided by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office ...

We'd like to welcome this curious armless burrowing lizard into the New Species Hall of Fame. Despite being built for life underground, in the end this slider skink was no match for scientists who had ...