Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ...

A snake has no eyelids, so cannot blink. Its eyes are protected by a fixed type of scale that acts like a contact lens to keep out dust and prevent damage from scratching. Consequently, it sleeps with ...

We see lizards almost every day– on walls, near lights, or hiding in corners. Most of the time, we don’t even pay attention to them. But these small creatures are actually full of surprises. Some can ...

Exotic tegu lizard found buried under 20 inches of snow in Rhode Island after winter storm makes remarkable recovery despite ...

Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape. At some point, one climbed a post and became known ...

Frank Hardy couldn't believe his eyes when he looked out on a Providence street after the weekend's big snowstorm and saw a ...

Despite popular belief, most reptiles do not have slimy skin. Their skin is dry and scaly, made of keratin, which keeps them from drying out.

When temperatures drop, so do the invasive green reptiles. Here’s everything you need to know about cold-stunned iguanas.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Where they lived: Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent, including Antarctica. What they ate: Some ate plants, while ...

An accumulation of scientific research suggests that there’s a lot more to the social lives of lizards, snakes and related creatures. By Hannah Thomasy Ned and Sunny stretch out together on the warm ...

Our class learned about different animal groups last week. I wrote three facts about reptiles. Reptiles do not hatch from eggs. The second was that reptiles live in the water. The third fact was some ...