It's the time of year when scientific organizations take a look back at some of the most amazing new animals, plants, fungi ...

Intrigued, researchers captured the geckos and kept them alive in a terrarium for decades. They suspected the captive animals were a new species but didn’t have the DNA data to know for sure ...

Pretty clever. The ability to lose their tails has evolved in many gecko species as a way to survive encounters with larger predators. The process is controlled by special muscles and fracture ...

Despite its name, the Japanese gecko, a symbol of good luck when spotted inside the home, is an alien species introduced from China around 3,000 years ago, a study shows. Researchers from ...

Gigarcanum delcourti is an extinct species of giant gecko that inhabited either New Caledonia or New Zealand possibly up to the mid-19th century. It is the largest known gecko species, at least 2 ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Puerto Rico’s Monito gecko has recovered and is being removed from the list of endangered species. The tiny, ...

Scientists found a “dwarf”-like creature in Cameroon, kept it in terrarium and discovered a new species: Lobeke dwarf gecko, study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In a rainforest ...