Tag: Reptiles

A lack of predators brings out the color in chameleons introduced to Hawaii. Jackson’s chameleons (Trioceros jacksonii) were introduced to Oahu in the 1970s after being released by a pet store...

Wood turtles have likely lost more than half of their suitable habitat over the last century and a half. Habitat changes from urbanization and agriculture have caused researchers to become...

Human-created structures like windmills and telephone poles are giving crows and ravens a place to nest, enabling them to colonize treeless areas where they prey on young, endangered Karoo dwarf...

Researchers have often wondered whether albino prey may be more susceptible to predation—especially in cases where the prey relies on certain color patterns to camouflage better with their surroundings. But...

Invasive brown anoles might outcompete their native cousins in the southeastern U.S. merely by living more densely. Brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) inadvertently came to Florida in the 1800s by tagging...

Kristen Hart has been surveying a number of nesting loggerhead sea turtle populations for years. Like most turtle ecologists, she knows that the females don’t typically start nesting unless they...

Most of the islands in the Gulf of California are uninhabited, but for generations, a fishing family has lived on El Pardito Island in the southwestern end near La Paz....

Endangered leopard lizards in central California rely on habitat features created by another endangered species—giant kangaroo rats. Blunt-nosed leopard lizards (Gambelia sila) are only found in California’s San Joaquin Valley,...

Eastern fence lizards may be eating their way to immunity from invasive ant venom in the Southeastern United States. Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) were first introduced to states...

Surveying and monitoring endangered lizards can be difficult. The species tend to be cryptic. Permits are hard to come by. And biologists often try to avoid disturbing the lizards while...