Bearded dragons are like the starter Pokémon of pet reptiles. Because they're chill and love spending time with their humans, ...

Minh Triet via Unsplash In the northern mountains of Vietnam, “dragons” don’t appear as giant, fire-breathing reptiles. Instead, the “dragons” hidden in the rocky outcroppings of the for ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announces the death of Murphy, the Komodo dragon who was a crowd-pleaser for nearly 25 years.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter, a young Komodo dragon named Onyx. Reptile keepers have been working with these lizards for decades, including ...

The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds. A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large ...

Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Murphy, a 26-year-old male Komodo ...

Reptiles have become very popular among UK pet owners. One favourite is the bearded dragon, which originally hails from the Australian outback. It’s estimated there are half a million in UK homes.