As night fell across Nepal, a “long”-limbed creature emerged from its hiding place and climbed along some rocks near a ...

As darkness seeped across the mountains of Nepal, a “long”-fingered creature with “green-grey” eyes emerged from its hiding ...

Rare color patterns are highly valued in the pet trade, so the animal was bred to create more, and when two of these so-called “lemon frost” geckos—a male and female named Mr. and Ms. Frosty—first ...

As Nepal’s reptiles are one of the least studied among the country’s diverse flora and fauna, researchers have long been ...

The Reptarium What Makes a Leopard Gecko Worth $10,000? Posted: March 12, 2025 | Last updated: March 12, 2025 Ever wondered why some leopard geckos can cost up to $10,000? This episode dives into ...

A man who stole a gecko from an animal park before selling it for £20 has been jailed. Micheal Hesketh broke in to Pets Corner in Chorley's Astley Park on 16 October and snatched Lizzie the gecko ...

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Visiting scientists spotted the animal — and discovered a new species ... the lizards seemed “superficially” similar to a known species of gecko, but later DNA tests and detailed analyses ...

Scientists looked at the “very sensitive” animal caught in their flashlight ... A Cyrtodactylus annapurnaensis, or ACAP bent-toed gecko. Photo from Santosh Bhattarai, shared by Akshay ...

The discovery of the Scawfell Island sunskink marks the second unique species to be unearthed on Scawfell Island near Mackay.

They took a closer look at the animals, tested their DNA and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Cyrtodactylus chitwanensis, or the Chitwan bent-toed gecko. A Cyrtodactylus ...