One of the world’s largest species of lizards, an ornate monitor, was found abandoned in an Alameda home last month, police ...

The lizard is now at the East Bay Vivarium reptile shop, police said. Alameda is about 10 miles east of San Francisco. Ornate ...

California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

A huge pet lizard was found left behind in a recently vacated home, Alameda police said. Related Articles. Renee Good’s dog ...

A large lizard that was found abandoned in an Alameda home is now living at the East Bay Vivarium. Alameda police said they ...

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be ...

A recently vacated Alameda rental came with a jaw-dropping surprise: a large lizard, roughly seven feet long, left behind ...

The side-splotched lizard (*Uta stansburiana*) is a common reptile found in California, United States. In spring, the color around the necks of males becomes strikingly diverse, varying in hues of ...

Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the hidden biology that makes this possible. By Carl Zimmer If you live in the ...

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, ...

A surprising number of exotic birds are OK to own in California. With the exception of the aforementioned Quaker parrot, all parrot species are legal, as is the tropical toucan. If it's always been ...

Oakland's Children's Fairyland, which turned 75, is an argument that storytelling, combined with old-fashioned play, has a ...