More and more people are starting to keep lizards as pets. There are almost 5,000 kinds of lizard and they come in many different shapes and sizes. All lizards have different needs, so you must ...

This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now ...

Study suggests leopard gecko can recreate brain cells. Pictured, a leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) at the Tropical Farm (La Ferme Tropicale), a shop and online shop specialized in selling to ...

Reptiles are becoming increasingly popular as pets, and lizards are often a top choice for beginners. While they might seem exotic or high-maintenance at first glance, several lizard species are ...

Joseph Ferlise, 11, poses with his pet leopard gecko Jay at his home in Baltimore. The low-maintenance leopard gecko can make a good first reptile pet. If you’re a kid who likes reptiles, life can be ...

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Out of the 900 baby lizards created by breeding Mr. Frosty (pictured above) with various other leopard geckos, 80 percent developed tumors before they were five years old. L. GUO ET AL/PLOS GENETICS ...

One of the many reasons why the leopard gecko is so well-loved is its delightfully goofy, ever-present grin. Here are 10 happy, smiling leopard geckos, along with some incredible facts about one of ...

Somewhere in the highlands of Afghanistan, a hungry fox pounces on a tasty-looking leopard gecko. But the lizard has a get-out-of-jail-free card: a detachable tail. The dropped appendage flails around ...

An intrepid pet lizard was reunited with her tearful young owner this week - eight months after she went missing. Cornwallis Academy student Trystan Nield, 13, was distraught when his beloved little ...

The leopard gecko's name was Mr. Frosty, and he was hard to miss. Yellow bands striped his back, and uncommonly white skin peeked out from speckles on his head and tail. "It's this really striking ...