Florida faces a growing threat from Nile monitors, an invasive lizard species. These aggressive reptiles are establishing ...

While not venomous, their bite can cause serious infections and they are potentially dangerous to people and pets. This ...

The Florida Keys mole skink is one of the rarest and most mysterious of Florida natives. This small, five-inch-long lizard has shiny, armor-like scales, a pinkish-red tail and a brown body. It's a ...

For many Florida residents, there’s a chance they’ve recently spotted lizards with an orange head and dark blue body scurrying about in their neighborhoods. With April kicking off breeding season for ...

The Center for Biological Diversity on Monday filed a formal notice of its intent to sue the Trump administration for denying protection to the Florida Keys mole skink under the Endangered Species Act ...

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

Florida Keys mole skinks burrow down into the sand. They are found mainly in the Dry Tortugas and the Lower Keys. Jake Scott Center for Biological Diversity A small, shiny, brown lizard with a bright ...

We are investigating the possible theft of one of @SFTeachingZoo animals - a Solomon Islands Skink. The lizard is approximately 18-20 inches long and is a light brown/green color. The animal is valued ...

The broad-headed skink is a foot-long brown lizard that prefers the drier live-oak hammocks of Central Florida. The skinks live in hollow stumps or logs. Young skinks are black with five stripes and a ...

At first I thought it was a snake. Because wouldn't it be typically Florida to come home and find a snake poking its nose out from under your stove? Which wouldn't be a problem or anything. I would ...

The Florida Keys mole skink is one of the rarest and most mysterious of Florida natives. This small, five-inch-long lizard has shiny, armor-like scales, a pinkish-red tail and a brown body. It's a ...