During his visit, Hoskin searched the island’s rainforests and noticed some unfamiliar-looking lizards, the study said. Intrigued, he caught a few and took them back to the mainland. When he ...

The Florida Keys mole skink is one of the rarest and most mysterious of Florida natives. This small, five-inch-long lizard has shiny, armor-like scales, a pinkish-red tail and a brown body. It's a ...

Also known as ‘monkey lizards," these skinks can grab things with their tails and hold on to branches as they climb. Because their tail has this important ability, they cannot drop their tail to ...