It’s like a bluebelly on steroids

Andrew Marshall of the University of York’s Environment Department, out on a monkey survey in the Magombera Forest in Tanzania, stumbled across a snake eating an unfamiliar looking lizard. It turned out to be extremely unfamiliar.  This was, in fact, a whole new species of chameleon. Meet Kinyongia magomberae (the Magombera chameleon). Read more on [...]

Here’s a great article with pictures illustrating that the chameleon has significant competition in the lizard-camouflage game. Yes, there is a lizard in this picture.  Amazing, no?

I think I was about six years old when I began catching things called horny toads. Actually they’re lizards, not toads, and I what attracted me to them is they look like miniature dinosaurs. Unlike regular lizards, these have a round pancake-like body, and out the back of their heads sprouts a crown of horns. [...]

Is this an awesome photo or what?  I wish I’d taken it, but I didn’t – this was snapped by Quinton Robinson.  I snatched it from Neatorama.com after they snatched it from National Geographic. Amazing photo, Quinton!

A large lizard swam behind the boat, calling to him. “Darwin! Darwin, please… Don’t leave me!”

Delilah, who I think is the only person who actually visits this website, asks:  "I hope you don’t mind me asking if you know what kind of lizard this is. Just tell me if you don’t know. S’cool. " This lizard is, I think, a "5-Lined Skink" (Eumeces fasciatus).  I’ve seen one of those here [...]

Delilah writes:  "I’m attaching a picture of a lizard. I took it while walking near my house. Do you know what it is?" I do believe this is none other than a Broadhead Skink (Eumeces laticeps).

Ever want to catch a live, wild iguana? Easy.  Go down to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on Key Biscayne when the weather gets cold.  They rain from the trees, and lay dormant on the ground until the sun comes out and warms them up. According to the Miami Herald, the locals aren’t too [...]