Due to often insufficient information, reptiles suffer welfare issues and increased mortality in captivity. In particular, the impact of the social environment remains poorly understood, despite ...

The computer generated gecko in the Geico insurance advertisements is cute, but the real creatures are far more interesting. In the new Museum of Science exhibit “Geckos: Tails to Toepads,” visitors ...

A tokay gecko weighing 350gm was seized late on Tuesday from two persons allegedly attempting to smuggle the coveted reptile into Bangladesh through Murshidabad’s Sagardighi. The reptile, estimated to ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard can be used to help treat the HIV virus have led to a sharp boom in smuggling of the reptile, putting it at risk, a conservation group ...

Claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard can be used to help treat the HIV virus have led to a sharp boom in smuggling of the reptile, putting it at risk of extinction, a conservation group said yesterday ...

New research has been investigating the origins of tokay geckos in Hong Kong, both the wild ones and those sold in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shops. Tokay geckos are one of the most ...

A golden Tokay gecko (a lizard species) that had been captured in Meghalaya and was being sold for Rs 15 lakh was rescued by foresters in Jalpaiguri district on Friday night. The officials of the ...