New lizard species discovery in Meghalaya sparks community-led conservation effort in limestone-mining impacted area, ...

An ancient Indian belief, rooted in Gowli Pathana Shastra, interprets lizard falls on the body as omens. The Gowli Panchangam details these interpretations, varying by body part, time, and gender. For ...

195. In Darjeeling, where I taught in a college that stood beside a cemetery, I discovered a Nepali proverb about the lizard. Like all proverbs, and like the lizard in Amit Varmas debut novel ...

They are also a good subject for superstitions. As per Hindu traditions, it is considered a positive sign if anywhere a lizard falls on you. They signify different results about what actually ...

In India and Pakistan, local communities hunt the Sanda Lizard for its meat and fat. The meat, described as white and chicken-like, is a delicacy in some regions, particularly among certain Hindu ...

In Hinduism’s Vedic mythos ... a newly recognized species of lizard that met its end in the belly of a glimmering dinosaur. This fossil of the feathered dinosaur Microraptor also preserves ...