Skinks are lizards — lesser-known relatives of the familiar green anoles so common here in the Lowcountry. As a group, skinks (family Scincidae) are among the most widespread of all lizards, found on ...

Found in the moss of a tree in a tropical lagoon, a new species has a tail longer than its body, researchers said. Kory Pence via Unsplash Millions of animals call the rainforests of South America ...