Lizard

Two Dogs vs A Huge Monitor Lizard In This Viral Video From Uttarakhand

Offbeat | Monday July 6, 2020

In a shocking video that is going viral on social media, a monitor lizard was seen trying to fend off a relentless attack from two stray dogs in Uttarakhand.

Hats Off If You Can Find The Lizard Hiding In Plain Sight In This Pic

Offbeat | Sunday July 5, 2020

There's a lizard hiding in plain sight in the picture. Can you find it?

New Lizard Species Discovered By Uddhav Thackeray's Son

Science | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 20, 2020

Tejas Thackeray, younger son of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, and his team have discovered a new lizard species from Sakleshwar in central-western ghats of neighbouring Karnataka.

Spot The Lizard In This Pic. Its Perfect Camouflage Has Twitter Amazed

Offbeat | Tuesday June 2, 2020

Senior Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey recently took to Twitter to share a picture of a Satanic leaf-tailed gecko that has left people amazed.

Bill Gates, Bogeyman of Coronavirus Conspiracy Theorists

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 19, 2020

Doctored photos and fabricated news articles crafted by conspiracy theorists -- shared thousands of times on social media platforms and messaging apps, in various languages -- have gone as far as accusing the Microsoft founder of creating the outbreak.

When Hrithik Roshan And His Sons Were In A "Different Kind Of Self-Isolation"

Entertainment | Shrinkhala Sharma | Tuesday March 24, 2020

Hrithik Roshan said, "We slept under the stars with nobody around for miles except foxes, wildebeest, snakes and lizards"

Watch Who Comes Out On Top In This Leopard Vs Monitor Lizard Fight

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Wednesday February 5, 2020

A video from 2018 that shows the fight between a leopard cub and a monitor lizard has re-emerged on social media after it was tweeted this morning by Indian Forest Services officer Parveen Kaswan.

How Quickly Can You Find The Lizard Hiding In Plain Sight In This Pic?

Offbeat | Thursday January 30, 2020

The picture, clicked by palaeontologist Yara Haridy at the Dinosaur National Park, has a common sagebrush lizard hiding in plain sight.

Retirement Village Residents Shocked To See Snake Devouring Huge Lizard

Offbeat | Wednesday January 22, 2020

An enormous carpet python was filmed devouring a huge lizard in Australia recently.

"Biodiversity Hotspot": 6 New Lizard Species Discovered In Western Ghats

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 22, 2019

Six new lizard species of ''Dravidogecko'' family have been identified in the Western Ghats by a group of scientists, who claim this to be a significant development as only one species of the genus was known so far.

Exotic Pythons, Lizards Seized From Chennai Airport, 2 Detained: Cops

Chennai News | ANI | Friday October 11, 2019

Exotic species of pythons and lizards were seized on Thursday at Chennai International Airport by Customs officials. Two men were arrested in this connection.

3-Foot Monitor Lizard Causes Panic In Agra Ashram, Rescued

Agra News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 2, 2019

People at an ashram in Agra on Monday panicked when they saw 3-foot giant monitor lizard perched cosily in a corner of a room.

It'll Be All White: Scientists Create Albino Lizards

Science | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 28, 2019

A team of scientists at the University of Georgia has successfully performed gene-editing on reptiles for the first time, creating a pair of albino lizards the size of a human index finger.

Scientists Create Albino Lizards To Study Vision Problems In Humans With Albinism

Science | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 27, 2019

A powerful gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has led to recent breakthroughs in mice, plants and humans, but getting the technology to work on reptiles had proved impossible because of key reproductive differences.

"Awesome Animal": Genome Study Finds Roots Of Komodo Dragon's Endurance

Science | Reuters | Tuesday July 30, 2019

Scientists have mapped the genome of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, discovering intriguing secrets behind the impressive speed and endurance these cold-blooded predators muster by ratcheting up their metabolism to mammal-like levels.