April 8, 2025

Audiolocalization in Guatemalan beaded lizards

Today’s research story begins fairly unscientifically. It all started with a serendipitous conversation between me, an Ambassador Animal Keeper, and...

Conservation

August 6, 2024

Imag(in)ing a conservation breeding program for Guatemalan beaded lizards

Did you know that August 14 is World Lizard Day? While there are many lizard species at Zoo Atlanta worth...

Keeper Stories

January 17, 2024

How does it feel to be able to repatriate a species?

While some of you may already be aware of this and some of you not, I recently spent a couple...

Zoo News

January 17, 2024

Lizards from Zoo Atlanta will help wild populations

In an outstanding example of collaboration for the conservation of one of the world’s rarest lizard species, 11 endangered Guatemalan...

Zoo News

May 25, 2018

Spring has been a season of exciting births

Animal babies include lemur twins, rare beaded lizards, cobra snakelets, cuckoos and an infant colobus. Spring has been an important...

Keeper Stories

June 23, 2017

Reptiles are Everywhere

Hello everyone! My name is Gabe and I recently joined the Herpetology Team as a seasonal keeper. My first few...

Keeper Stories

June 2, 2017

39 of Earth’s rarest reptiles

When writing these blogs as a zookeeper, I like to think about what snippets of information about our careers that...

Zoo News

April 27, 2017

A lucky number for one of the rarest reptiles

Zoo Atlanta celebrates its most successful breeding season ever for critically endangered Guatemalan beaded lizards. Thirteen proves to be a...

January 9, 2017

Endangered Species Day

Join us to celebrate species diversity and learn how you can make choices at home that help wildlife around the world! ...

December 29, 2016

Reptile and Amphibian Research

Focusing on our diverse population of reptiles and amphibians, as well as working in labs and field sites around the...

December 2, 2016

Beastly Basics (grades K-1st)

K-1st grade
Explore the basic needs of plants and animals as students compare and contrast animal and plant adaptations and characteristics. ...

December 2, 2016

Endangered Species (grades 9th-12th)

9th - 12th grade
From tiny insects to colorful birds, exotic plants and mysterious mammals, the Earth is rich in biodiversity....

Guatemalan Beaded Lizard Posts

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