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Reptiles

Exhibitions

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Nature Lab

Live animals and hands-on interactives show you L.A.’s wild side.

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RASCals

The Reptiles and Amphibians of Southern California (RASCals) community science project is a partnership between the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the San Diego Natural History Museum.

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SuperProject

The SuperProject is a one year long FREE program run by the Urban Nature Research Center (UNRC) at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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News & Press

New Study Finds Urban Development and Changing Fire Regimes Negatively Impacting Blainville's Horned Lizard Populations

Research by a team of lizard scientists calls for increased efforts across Greater Los Angeles to conserve the iconic lizard species, native to southern and central California and northern Baja California

You Aren't Always What You Eat

A new study explores the limits of convergent evolution and how diet does and doesn’t shape animals’ skulls