Every two-word combination must be unique. Called binomial nomenclature, this naming system was popularized by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 1700s. So, humans are Homo sapiens, the red maple ...

People in Palm Beach County may see tegus more often than they realize. They're the reptiles with the dotted black-and-white ...

California's diverse landscapes host a rich variety of snakes, most of which are nonvenomous and crucial for ecosystem ...

At first, the influencer thought the snake might be a rattlesnake but social media users pointed out that it was likely a ...

Scientists at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Calcutta, have designated a lizard, preserved in a jar of ethanol for over 150 years, as the original reference specimen for this long-tailed ...

Referred to as “legless lizards”, slow worms are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, meaning it is an offence to kill, injure or sell them. The Woodland Trust says ...

Remember the World Famous Gopher Hole Museum? If not, here’s a quick refresher. Less than 1.5 hours from Calgary in the small town of Torrington is a museum dedicated to taxidermied gophers. When the ...

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the ...