Center for Biological Diversity

Endangered Species Act Saves Tiny Puerto Rican Gecko

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Puerto Rico’s Monito gecko has recovered and is being removed from the list of endangered species. The tiny, ...

Triangular-Headed Night Creature Discovered in Biodiversity Hotspot. It's a New Species

Scientists exploring a Thailand biodiversity hotspot found a wide-eyed surprise - a brand-new gecko species.
Sacramento Bee

‘Dwarf’-like creature — kept in terrarium for 5 years — turns out to be new species

Scientists found a “dwarf”-like creature in Cameroon, kept it in terrarium and discovered a new species: Lobeke dwarf gecko, study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In a rainforest of ...
Indiatimes

Meet the barking gecko: Tiny desert lizard with astonishing vocal skills for survival and communication in Africa’s harshest environments

One of the strange, small reptiles living within the giant deserts of Southern Africa is the barking gecko. It is unusual and strange to find a small gecko that barks very loudly and scares the wits ...

Meet the Adorable Wide-Eyed, Triangular-Headed Gecko Found in Thailand

Hidden among Thailand's rocky terrain, a wide-eyed gecko has been identified as a new species.