Sibuyan's long isolation and large number of unique plants and animals are why it is often called the "Galápagos of Asia." ...

ANTANANARIVO — An international team of biologists has identified a new species of gecko in small forest remnants of southeastern Madagascar. Named Paragehyra tsaranoro, the lizard is microendemic to ...

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 ...

A new species of gliding gecko has been uncovered in northern India. Bearing the name of the Indian state it was discovered in, the Mizoram parachute gecko, or Gekko mizoramensis, is one of 14 geckos ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether landing on an uninhabited island or venturing into a darkened landscape, teams of scientists around the world headed into ...

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 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 ...

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

A rare color mutation revealed natural tumors mirroring key cancer pathways, offering a new research model for future ...

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.