CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have discovered a type of gecko that hadn't been seen in ...

A recent biological investigation conducted in northwestern Vietnam has uncovered two newly described species of half-leaf fingered geckoes (Hemiphyllodactylus ziegleri and Hemiphyllodactylus ...

A team of biologists led by The University of Texas at Arlington has discovered a new tiny lizard species in the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. This discovery, accepted for publication in ...

Thousands of gecko species live all over the world, making their home on every continent except Antarctica. These unique and often colorful creatures are exceptional climbers, and many have sticky ...

Researchers from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation in Mumbai were conducting an expedition through the South Western Ghats ecoregion in Tamil Nadu, India, when they stumbled upon a new species of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers in Nepal have discovered three new-to-science species of bent-toed geckos — Cyrtodactylus chitwanensis (Chitwan Bent-toed Gecko), ...

Can Geckos Help Us Cure Cancer . depositphotos.com . Geckos are small, nocturnal lizards. They are known for their sounds, ...

A close-up shot of a male Cnemaspis vangoghi in his natural habitat — along the rocks in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India (all photos by and courtesy Akshay Khandekar, unless otherwise noted) A ...

Scientists found key genetic changes in leopard geckos that naturally develop cancer, offering clues that may improve human ...

The release of the geckos on the African island is part of conservation efforts to save the species.

An unusual leopard gecko that naturally develops aggressive tumors may become an important new model for cancer research.