Kinsey Brock is hunting lizards. In a desert garden at San Diego State University (SDSU), she carries a long stick with a string lasso at one end to try to snare one. Finally, she does. It’s a male.

SAN DIEGO - An extremely rare monitor lizard whose parents were confiscated from smugglers is now living at the San Diego Zoo and available for viewing by guests, park officials said Tuesday. The year ...

Times of San Diego will send you the top local and state news at 8 a.m., 365 days a year, plus alert you to major breaking news. Bring your kids to the Oceanside Public Library’s Lizard Wizard of San ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Latest: Two brand new habitats open at the ...

Snakes in bags found hidden under and in a man’s clothes by CBP officers at the San Ysidro port of entry. Courtesy CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto RicoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. The ...

TAMPA, Fla.TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man has been sentenced to 90 days of home detention and 288 hours of community service for his part in a trafficking scheme in which live water monitor lizards were ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and ...

A driver in Florida did a double take when she spotted a "4-5 foot" lizard on the side of the road in the Gulf Coast. Renee Aland was driving with her daughter Zoey Marzonie when the giant ...