About Reptilians
Reptilians are reptile-like humanoids that feature in fantasy, science fiction, ufology, and conspiracy theories. The idea that shape-shifting reptilian aliens secretly control the Earth was popularized by British conspiracy theorist David Icke. The concept traces its origins to pulp fiction and occult writings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- Also known as
- reptilian, lizard people, reptoids
The full story, section by section
The story of Reptilians in 4 parts. Tap any part to read it in full.
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OriginsMichael Barkun, a political scientist at Syracuse University, traces the idea to "The Shadow Kingdom" (1929) by Robert E.Read this part →
A model of the "dinosauroid," paleontologist Dale Russell's 1982 speculation about how an intelligent dinosaur might have evolved · Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons -
In abduction reportsSome alien abduction accounts describe reptilian beings.Read this part →
Peoples Power Assembly and Baltimore FIST anti -TRUMP counter demonstration during National Guard Association of the United States Conference and Exhibition at the Baltimore Convention Center on Pratt at Charles Street in Baltimore MD on Sunday morni… · Photo: Elvert Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons -
David IckeIn The Biggest Secret (1999), Icke claimed that tall, blood-drinking, shape-shifting reptilian humanoids from the Alpha Draconis star system, now hiding in underground bases, drive a worldwide conspiracy against humanity.Read this part → Illustration drawn for this site — not a photograph.
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In politics and popular cultureReptilian beings appear widely in fiction, from the TV series V and Doctor Who's Silurians to the film They Live.Read this part → Illustration drawn for this site — not a photograph.
Key people
The people at the centre of the story — witnesses, investigators, officials and sceptics:
- Valdamar ValerianValdamar Valerian is the pen name of the author of the Matrix book series, which covers topics like alien abduction, mind control, and underground bases between 1988 and the mid-1990s. A 2024 UAP tim…
- Robert MonroeRobert Allan Monroe was an American radio executive and writer who popularized the term "out-of-body experience" through his 1971 book Journeys Out of the Body. He founded the Monroe Institute in Vir…
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Events and sightings linked to Reptilians:
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Ideas, terms and places that come up in the story:
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📍 Place · 6 min readDulceDulce is a small town in northern New Mexico that became the center of a prominent UFO legend involving an alleged secret underground alien base near Archuleta Mesa. The folklore originated in the late 1970s and 1980s, fueled by unexplained cattle mutilations…
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📖 Term · 9 min readDisinformationDisinformation is false information spread deliberately to mislead, specifically relating to government agents and intelligence operations hiding classified projects or feeding false UFO stories to researchers from 1950 to 2022. Documented and suspected cases…
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Questions & answers
What is Reptilians?
Reptilians are reptile-like humanoids that feature in fantasy, science fiction, ufology, and conspiracy theories. The idea that shape-shifting reptilian aliens secretly control the Earth was popularized by British conspiracy theorist David Icke. The concept traces its origins to pulp fiction and occult writings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Read: Reptilians →
What else is Reptilians called?
Reptilians is also known as reptilian, lizard people, reptoids.
Who is Valdamar Valerian?
Valdamar Valerian is the pen name of the author of the Matrix book series, which covers topics like alien abduction, mind control, and underground bases between 1988 and the mid-1990s. A 2024 UAP timeline attributes the books to an alleged former intelligence community member named John Grace. The books' most notable claim is that grey aliens recycle human souls into new bodies, treating Earth like a farm. Read: Valdamar Valerian →
Who is Robert Monroe?
Robert Monroe: Robert Allan Monroe was an American radio executive and writer who popularized the term "out-of-body experience" through his 1971 book Journeys Out of the Body. He founded the Monroe Institute in Virginia, where he developed the "Hemi-Sync" audio technique and consciousness-exploration programs that later attracted interest from the U.S. Read: Robert Monroe →
What was Valdamar Valerian's Matrix books?
Valdamar Valerian's Matrix books are a series of publications, including Matrix II dated January 1991, attributed to an alleged former intelligence community member named John Grace. According to a UFO timeline submitted to the House Oversight Committee, the books claim that grey aliens use advanced technology to deceive human souls into an endless cycle of reincarnation on Earth. The timeline compares this "soul trap" concept to similar ideas from Robert Monroe, the Farsight Institute, Simon Parkes, Buddhism, and Gnosticism. Read: Valdamar Valerian's Matrix books →
What is Alien abduction?
Alien abduction is the claim that individuals are taken against their will by non-human beings aboard a spacecraft to undergo physical and psychological procedures. Reports of these events occurred worldwide between 1952 and 1995, with the first widely publicized case involving Betty and Barney Hill in 1961. While most scientists and mental-health professionals explain these experiences as false memories, sleep paralysis, or suggestibility, a small number of researchers and psychiatrists have taken the claims seriously. Read: Alien abduction →
What is Grey alien?
Grey aliens are purported extraterrestrial beings depicted as small, hairless humanoids with large heads and black eyes, becoming popular cultural icons through modern abduction reports and media. The image spread significantly following the 1961 Betty and Barney Hill case and later appeared in various books, films, and conspiracy theories. Psychologists and skeptics view the appearance as a cultural product shaped by science fiction, early literature, and human associations with intelligence. Read: Grey alien →