This lizard has a unique adaptation that allows it to store fat in its tail, which it can use as a source of energy when food is scarce. The black spiny-tailed iguana, also known ... Sea urchins are ...

While many who live in south Florida see iguanas as vermin, nuisance animals or even a tasty meal, others are interested in keeping them as pets or selling them. Catching and selling iguanas ...

Florida now allows the capture and sale of invasive green iguanas, reversing a 2021 ban. Iguanas can be killed humanely on private property with landowner permission, but firearm regulations vary ...

Scientists have just made a pretty cool discovery about iguanas in Fiji: roughly 35 million years ago, they sailed an incredible distance. Scientists came to this remarkable conclusion after ...

Marine iguanas on the Galápagos Islands for example shrink during El Niño years, when water temperatures in the eastern and central tropical Pacific Ocean warm. This reduces the amount of food ...

While temporary size reduction is known in other animals — such as marine iguanas during El Niño events — this is the first time scientists have documented the behaviour in coral reef fish.

Florida's wildlife agency revised regulations to allow increased capture and out-of-state sale of invasive green iguanas. While the new rules are welcomed, some say further action is needed ...