We desert dwellers enjoy a huge diversity of native reptiles, especially in our open spaces, with an intriguing array of lizards present during the warm seasons. Some of them move lightning-fast, ...

Colorful reptile protected by fire, study shows. Aug. 25, 2011 — -- Alan Templeton was a 13-year-old Boy Scout when he saw his first collared lizard in Missouri's Ozark Mountains. He returned ...

Hitting the desert trails often is a Southern Nevada spring hiker’s key to keeping company with lizards. After hiding for months from winter’s cooler temperatures, western zebra-tailed lizards have ...

How are desert lizards impacted by increased temperatures resulting from climate change? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

Arizona is home to 107 species of reptiles, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. These crawling, slithering creatures can be found all over the state, throughout the desert, in parks and ...

Desert habitats are some of the harshest places on Earth: little water, scorching heat, and food sources loaded with salt make survival a constant battle. For chuckwallas and other desert lizards, ...

Once again, in the contest of being seen or remaining invisible, the desert spiny-lizard won. I searched but did not find it; the frustration is indescribable. After 27 years prowling around Colorado ...

Caudal displays that lure or divert the attention of prey are well documented in legless squamates that use sit-and-wait foraging. By contrast, empirical evidence that caudal displays serve to ...