Geckos and lizards may look similar, but they are not exactly the same. All geckos are a type of lizard, but not all lizards are geckos. Geckos have some special features like sticky toe pads to climb ...

A new species of miniature gecko, not much longer than a match stick, has been discovered by biologists at the University of Texas at Arlington. The tiny lizards are among several species of geckos ...

As the late afternoon sun of southern Namibia faded into the early evening light, a “stout” creature emerged from its burrow and began “barking” in hopes of attracting a mate. The distinctive sound ...

In the evergreen forests of Vietnam, researchers identified two new species of assassin bugs, Epidaus batxatensis and Epidaus ...

A group of researchers led by UT Arlington are celebrating something good – the discovery of a new species in South America. Dr. Walter Schargel a professor of instruction in biology and earth and ...

While it remains to be seen if this gecko will endorse any products in the business world, a new species is nonetheless making big news in the science world. A team of biologists led by University of ...

As nighttime settled across a national park in Vietnam, a blotchy creature with “slender” limbs emerged and climbed along the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have discovered a type of gecko that hadn't been seen ...

The lava lizards owe their name to their preference for the black lava rock of the islands. Females can be recognized by their reddish cheeks. In 1875, Charles Darwin admired uniqueness of species ...

Scientists found a “dwarf”-like creature sleeping on a tree near a hotel in Madagascar and discovered a new species, a study said. Screengrab from Anjajavy le lodge’s Facebook video As darkness ...