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Also known as the Pinocchio anole, the lizard known for its unusually long nose has been spotted in an Ecuador forest after it was believed to be extinct for 50 years.

The Mexican mole lizard, (Bipes biporus), also known as the five-toed worm lizard, ajolote, or simply as Bipes, is a species of amphisbaenian, which is endemic to Baja California, Mexico. It is one of four amphisbaenians that have legs, and one of three non-extinct species of animals to have only two limbs, with the Lesser and Greater Siren. It should not be confused with the axolotl, a salamander which is usually called ajolote. They are pink, lizard-like reptiles, 18–24 cm (7.1–9.4 in) snout-t

Our favorite photographer of everything creepy and crawly under the sea, Alexander Semenov, recently released a number of incredible new photographs of worms, several of which may be completely unknown to science. Half of the photos were taken at the Lizard Island Research Station near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia during a 2-week conference on marine worms called polychaetes. Semenov photographed 222 different worm species which are now in the process of being studied and documented by scientists. More

Every spring and summer we have these beautiful lizards visiting our garden. I'm guessing that they're a breeding pair, as occasionally we encounter a baby one.

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This tiny angular-toed gecko was found in adandoned buildings, writes Quentin Wheeler

Basking after just waking from a long hibernation. I found this same Gila monster about 200 meters away the previous year. It looked a longer but thinner this year.

Male agama lizard basking in the sun on a rock in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania PERMISSION TO USE: Please check the licence for this photo on Flickr. If the photo is marked with the Creative Commons licence, you are welcome to use this photo free of charge for any purpose including commercial. I am not concerned with how attribution is provided - a link to my flickr page or my name is fine. If used in a context where attribution is impractical, that's fine too. I enjoy seeing where my photos have been used so please send me links, screenshots or photos where possible. If the photo is not marked with the Creative Commons licence, only my friends and family are permitted to use it.

Male anole lizard from Yasuni National Park in Amazonian Ecuador. Anolis nitens

Taking care of its nutritional requirement is the best you can do for your pet bearded dragon. And a beardie’s nutritional need is not completely met until you make sure it gets adequate calcium. Here’s all you need to know about feeding calcium to your pet beardie. How long bearded dragons can go without calcium?

Photo taken at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden in Coral Gables, FL. All rights reserved. ©2011 by Alessandro Abate.

The Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor) is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Asia. It has also been introduced in many parts of the world. It is an insectivore and the male gets a bright red throat in the breeding season leading to a common incorrect name of Bloodsucker. It is a tree Lizard commonly seen in Chittagong hilltrack. Its body is covered with bright orange at the front side and brown at the rest of the body. It has prominently visible black spots on both sides of its throat. Observed length was quite large; more than a feet long including a 6 inch long tail. Its very beautiful and shy. The non-cropped image is available on request. The image was taken from Bandarban, Bangladesh. With a Canon EOS450D +18-135 mm IS Lens.

Kraaghagedis (Chlamydosaurus kingii) Zoo Antwerpen, Belgium Conservation status: Least concern

common wall lizard Mauereidechse șopârla de ziduri

Unfortunately for us, Australia isn’t entirely populated just by friendly locals, cool kangaroos, and cute koalas. The Land Down Under sometimes seems like the most dangerous country on the entire planet and should be renamed the Land of Nope.