Joseph Ferlise, 11, poses with his pet leopard gecko Jay at his home in Baltimore. The low-maintenance leopard gecko can make a good first reptile pet. If you’re a kid who likes reptiles, life can be ...

This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now ...

Out of the 900 baby lizards created by breeding Mr. Frosty (pictured above) with various other leopard geckos, 80 percent developed tumors before they were five years old. L. GUO ET AL/PLOS GENETICS ...

A tiny but perfectly formed Northland green gecko was a welcome addition to Kiwi North. Photo / John Stone Gecko love takes time and for a couple of Northland green geckos it took four years to ...

The San Diego Zoo has just welcomed its first baby of 2011, hatched on New Year's Day. And while the satanic leaf-tailed gecko may sound menacing, the zoo is excited to have the newborn lizard. The ...

The sight of a leopard gecko shedding its skin mesmerized Katherine. The tiny creature was carefully rubbing itself against nearby surfaces, working to loosen the old layer. With a stretch of its ...