Tropical lizards

A flying dragon lizard (Draco volans) gliding from branch to branch in a forest | Photo by Scott Linstead

Way back in 2009 (the ScienceBlogs years) I published a Tetrapod Zoology article titled ‘ Tell me something new about basilisks, puh-lease ’ wherein I lamented the fact that people only ever say the same one thing about basilisks. Aware that there’s all too little squamate content here at Tetrapod

Thought to be extinct for more than 50 years, this anole is one of the rarest and most endangered species on the planet. It has a weird nose.

Admire the Parson's Chameleon (Calumma parsonii) in our portfolio of Madagascar photo safaris.

A follow-up to this picture. I just find these feet fascinating...

Weird looking green lizard(Basiliscus plumifrons).

theexoticvet: malformalady: Philippine sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus). Sailfin dragonsare a group of large-bodied lizards from the tropical regions of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the Philippines. The largest of the agamid family, these water-loving lizards are usually found basking in or near mountain streams. They flee at the first sight of danger, typically running bipedally into the water until they sink and swim away. Their ability to hide underwater for up to an ho...

People didn’t know where yellow-spotted goannas laid their eggs, until one team started digging.