Horned lizard numbers are nowhere near what they used to be, ... It costs a little more than $100,000 per year. Much of that money goes to providing food for the adult and baby lizards, ...

Fifty baby Texas horned lizards are now scuttling around Blanco County, thanks to the San Antonio Zoo—and specially trained dogs that will help track them.

The Los Angeles Zoo is celebrating a first — it successfully hatched a pair of healthy perentie lizards. The long-necked lizards are among the world’s largest, reaching more than 8 feet long ...

This photo provided by the Los Angeles Zoo shows a perentie lizard hatching Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, as the zoo celebrates the successful hatching of two, healthy perentie lizards (Varanus giganteus).

The 43 reptiles were bred at the Little Rock Zoo. A collared lizard conservation team is expected to reintroduce several more groups of lizards in the state in the coming years.

Horned lizard numbers are nowhere near what they used to be, but there is an effort to ensure they will be here for your kids to see. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus, are native to Australia ...

Adult perentie lizards can reach more than 8 feet (2.4 meters) in length and can weigh more than 40 pounds (18 kilograms), the zoo said. They have brown skin with cream or yellow markings.