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![Close-up of a West Usambara two-horned chameleon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2Si6zsm25ptmLBcQTExr-320-80.jpg)
Man tried to smuggle chameleons in socks and empty ice-cream tubs
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The man will pay a fine of up to 6,000 euros, authorities said.
![The web-footed gecko (Pachydactylus rangei) from the Namib desert fluoresces neon-green along its flank and around the eye under strong UV light.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2w9Y45oSw6R7VWsNQHQMwT-320-80.jpg)
Desert geckos glow neon green in the moonlight, scientists discover
By Mindy Weisberger published
Special skin cells give desert geckos from Namibia a neon-green glow.
![When the female Voeltzkow's chameleon gets stressed, she displays a pattern of red dots and a streak of purple against a background of black and white.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4XYEcn2Qum29UEWDjocBhk-320-80.jpg)
'Lost' chameleon rediscovered after a century in hiding. And it's spectacular.
By Stephanie Pappas published
More than a century after it was last seen, a spectacularly colorful chameleon is back.
![Recorded specimen of Algyroides nigropunctatus with trifurcated tail.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UGuyoiWTQRXYZB3M53B4CA-320-80.jpg)
Lizards with multiple tails are more common than anyone knew
By Mindy Weisberger published
When some lizards lose a tail they grow back more than one, and multi-tailed lizards are more common than once thought.
![CT scans revealed a dense mass distending the lizard's abdomen.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zphZpJ8rdiggLwfBcd3haa-320-80.jpg)
Florida lizard breaks world poop record, dies constipated
By Mindy Weisberger published
A curly-tailed lizard's belly was stretched by a mass of unpassed poo.
![Lizard embryo.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fWFiSS2AfW5FoRKuLRHvcW-320-80.jpg)
'Shocked' scientists find brain parasites in baby lizards still in shells
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists found parasitic worms in the brains of lizard embryos. How did they get there?
![A cold-stunned iguana lies belly-up in Key Biscayne, Florida, during an unusual cold snap in 2008.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4M2rmfbMs3rL9aYGZi5LvB-320-80.jpg)
Florida weather forecast: Cloudy with a chance of falling iguanas
By Mindy Weisberger published
Low temperatures in Florida prompted an unusual warning from the National Weather Service.
![Shoppers in Southampton, Britain, encountered this live frog in a bag of supermarket salad in 2012.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQhkvZHV3abuZ72DFnzy7f-320-80.jpg)
Frogs, Toads, Lizards and Bats ... Were Found in Bagged Salads
By Mindy Weisberger published
Eat more salad, they said. It's good for you, they said.
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