Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Van der Waals bonds are named after Dutch scientist ...

Gargoyle geckos are native to New Caledonia, a French territory east of Australia. They're small, often colorful lizards that are easy to care for and have become more popular to keep as pets. Keep ...

What Is a Leopard Gecko? A leopard gecko is a domestic lizard species small enough to fit in your hand, reaching 8 inches long and weighing 2 ounces by adulthood. They range in color but are typically ...

The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo showcased Mr. Butters, a leopard gecko, on this week’s Zoo to You. Mr. Butters, a ...

The intruders are Mediterranean geckos, a 3- to 4-inch long, pinkish, almost transparent lizard with dark spots, sticky feet, big black beady eyes and a voracious appetite for insects and spiders.

Geckos are known for being expert climbers, able to stick to any surface thanks to tiny hair-like structures on the bottoms of their feet. Along with colleagues in Oregon, Denmark, and Germany, ...

Widespread misconceptions about the medicinal benefits of tokay geckos are leading to these common nocturnal lizards being hunted across Bangladesh. Wildlife traffickers set an exorbitant price on ...

For millennia, the gecko has offered inspiration to humans. As far back as the 4th Century B.C., Aristotle marveled at the nimble reptile’s ability to “run up and down a tree in any way, even with the ...