Gargoyle geckos are native to New Caledonia, a French territory east of Australia. They're small, often colorful lizards that are easy to care for and have become more popular to keep as pets. Keep ...

As we welcome the warmer months here in Arizona, it's not uncommon for you to encounter a lizard or two enjoying the sunshine in your backyard. If you stare at them long enough you'll spot them ...

Day geckos are a colorful group of lizards that are all in the Phelsuma genus. These geckos are all related, but they don't have identical habitats and habits. These days you can find day geckos in ...

Scientists have recently discovered that geckos have a sixth sense that detects low-frequency vibrations. Until now, only water-based creatures like amphibians and fish have shown this ability. This ...

In Arizona, spotting a lizard is as common as finding sunscreen in your glovebox. These scaly little sunbathers love soaking up the heat and if you catch one doing push-ups, don’t worry, it’s not ...

For more than fifty years, museum herpetologist George Zug has studied all manner of reptiles and amphibians Jack Tamisiea A slender-toed gecko in New Guinea. In 2020, Smithsonian herpetologist George ...

University of Maryland biologists identified a hidden sensory talent in geckos that’s shaking up what we thought we knew about animal hearing. In a new study published in Current Biology on October 4, ...

The Florida reef gecko might be small enough to hide behind a postage stamp, but it just gained some massive legal muscle. At ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. If biologist Alyssa Stark could choose an animal superpower, she would borrow some abilities from geckos. “They can run up and upside ...

The largest public display of rare and endangered geckos in New York City is set to open to the public in East Williamsburg next month. Despite its large and diverse reptile collection, the Gecko ...