Alligator lizards and other Southern California species are showing up about a month early thanks to the heat. And that carries some risks for these reptiles.

During a cold snap in southern Florida in January, residents were warned to watch out for paralyzed lizards falling from trees. The lowest temperatures in a decade stunned and immobilized the lizards, ...

Wildlife officials say many of the cold-stunned reptiles were humanely killed after a short-term emergency order ended Florida officials collected more than 5,000 invasive green iguanas during a rare ...