The green basilisk lizard is also called a plumed or double ... When threatened, they can drop from a tree into the water and sprint, upright, about 5 feet per second across the surface.

An invasive iguana with a bad sense of timing dove out of a tree and landed in the middle of a boat loaded with Florida swamp ...

For thousands of years, the green anole was Florida's only native tree dwelling lizard. But today, Miami is home to nine other species, some arriving as unwanted pets or as stowaways on cargo ...