The days will become longer and longer as we head toward the arrival of spring March 20. With the lengthening days, a greater number of people are enjoying our famed Central Coast hiking trails, but ...

It’s time to look for newly hatched western fence lizards, commonly called “blue bellies.” The subspecies we have in Marin is the coast range fence lizard. Their range ends in southern Sonoma County, ...

Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape. At some point, one climbed a post and became known ...

Reptiles, especially lizards and snakes, are popular pets in American households. More than four million American households own at least one reptilian pet. Some reptiles are closely related like ...

Whenever I think about habitats where I might find lizards, the first places where I would begin my search would be on the ground and underneath rocks, leaf litter, and/or other surface debris.