A study appearing in Behavioral Ecology shows that in male wall lizards, certain behaviors have a greater influence on the way they resolve territorial disputes than their size and coloration. While ...

Non-native wall lizards living in Cincinnati, Ohio, have thrived against the odds thanks to an ability to expand their population more quickly than any inbreeding-amplified harmful genes could weaken ...

People seldom mention Milan, Italy, and Cincinnati, Ohio, in the same sentence. One reason they might do so is that both are home to a reptile known as the common wall lizard. The wall lizard is now a ...

When you picture a lizard clinging to a wall, “friendly neighbour” is hardly the first thought that comes to mind. Wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) are known to be solitary and fiercely territorial, ...