Three Southern Alligator Lizards in a Pasadena apartment complex
Nature in L.A.

Dear Los Angeles: We Need Your Photos of Alligator Lizard Sex!

Valentine’s Day is our annual reminder that we are entering alligator lizard mating season.
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Kathy and John Dean in backyard
Naturalist

Valley Bugs and City Lizards

From the San Gabriel Mountains to the beaches, L.A. is home to plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
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Salamander in hand
Nature in L.A.

California Showers Bring Salamanders: Please Help us Find Them

Join us in some community science research to help us study salamanders across the L.A. area!
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cuban tree frog
Nature in L.A.

Los Angeles is Being Invaded by Frogs!

Sunday, September 6, 7:54 pm, my phone vibrates with an incoming text message.
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lizard biting another lizard
Nature in L.A.

Lizard Love Bites

Have you recently seen lizards in L.A. that appear to be biting each other, or maybe they are trying to eat each other?
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lizard in palm of hand

'Tis the Season for Baby Lizards

Over the past few weeks, baby lizards have been hatching out of their eggs throughout Southern California.
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image Rattlesnake sliding across desert road in california

Misplaced Fears: Rattlesnakes Are Not as Dangerous as Ladders, Trees, Dogs, or Large TVs

In Southern California, rattlesnakes can be seen year round, but Spring and Summer have the most rattlesnake activity.
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blue belly lizard
Research and Collections

What to Wear When Lizard Watching

Choose your outfit carefully before you go on a nature walk.
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