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Reptiles

Even in hurricane-force winds, the anole manages to hang on.

Lizards Are Evolving in Response to Fierce Hurricane Seasons

They need to get a grip.

Isaac Schultz April 30, 2020

The critically endangered pink land iguana is limited to just a four-miles-square area of on Isabela Island.

For One Photographer, Reptiles Rule the Galápagos

Lucas Bustamante wants you to fall in love.

Winnie Lee February 21, 2020

A water dragon suns itself on a ledge

Sydney, Australia

Water Dragons of the Chinese Garden of Friendship

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

Guelta d'Archei.

Guelta d'Archei

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

Okay, this guy's a snake.

How a Fossilized Snake With Legs Fits Into the Lineage of Lizards

“Snakes are just fancy lizards,” says one evolutionary biologist.

Sabrina Imbler December 6, 2019

For the first time since the days of Darwin, these iguanas are living on Santiago Island.

The Whack-a-Mole Survival of Galapagos Land Iguanas

Moving them from island to island is one way to conserve them.

Isaac Schultz November 7, 2019

Mexico City, Mexico

Cocodrilo de Leonora Carrington

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

Permanently Closed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

View of one of the coral reef marine ecosystems and its spectacular fish

London, England

Horniman Aquarium

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

Giant isopods descend on a reptilian banquet.

Scientists Dropped Dead Gators to the Seafloor to See What Bites

It takes a lot to go from the bayou to the deep sea.

Sabrina Imbler March 28, 2019

Old Rip.

Eastland, Texas

Old Rip

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

The scene of the crime.

How It Came to Be That a Shark Dined on a Pterosaur

It's fun to imagine it leapt out of the water like a torpedo—but unlikely.

Matthew Taub December 20, 2018

Jesus, that's fast.

Geckos Can Run on Water

Faster than ducks can swim in it.

Matthew Taub December 7, 2018

preserved specimens

Unboxing the World's Largest Lizard

The Field Museum preserves its Komodo dragon specimens in Everclear, which they buy in 55 gallon drums.

Lizzie Philip October 10, 2018

A Burmese python coils around a branch in the Everglades.

How Escaped Pets Took Over Florida

When store-bought animals are released, they may go from pet to pest.

Jessica Leigh Hester August 31, 2018

A crocodile sunning.

Monroe, Washington

Reptile Zoo

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

A western basilisk lizard—one of nearly 500* types of Ecuadorian reptiles that have gotten the lightbox photo treatment from Tropical Herping.

Glamour Shots of Reptiles, Brought to You by Science

"All right Mr. Herpetologist, I'm ready for my close-up."

Cara Giaimo August 2, 2018

Biawak satay.

Water Monitor Lizard

A delicacy in Indonesia, the reptile's meat is a meal and a medicine.