An ornate tree lizard basks beside a 74-million-year-old fossilized log in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Photo by Jeff Mitton. Every once in a while, an experience reminds us that great gulfs of ...

As a naturalist, I can cite many examples of where the common names of animals can be almost too simplistic and downright amusing — particularly in reptiles. A few examples would be: the Groundsnake, ...

There's a garden lizard — probably an ornate tree lizard — that I've spotted in my house a few times over the past month or two. I know they eat bugs, so he's probably getting little ones here and ...

‘Wild Man Phil’ Rakoci, Casa Grande reptile wrangler and outdoor educator, kicks-off the popular season of guided walks in search of colorful lizards and wriggling reptiles Saturday, May 30, at Boyce ...