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, ...

Researchers have found that a species of lizard in the Mojave Desert lives in family groups and shows patterns of social behavior more commonly associated with mammals and birds. Their investigation ...

It’s all about lizards. At least that is what I told an audience at the March meeting of the Palm Springs Chapter of the Great Outdoors. For the first time in my career, I had been requested to ...

Desert lizards may be able to teach us a thing or two about digging into loose sandy environments, such as at the beach or in the desert. Image Credit: TCB/Pixabay Researchers from the University of ...

The Chuckwalla is a stocky, flattened lizard native to the arid regions of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. It has a habit of expelling salt when it sneezes, according to a zookeeper at the ...

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 ...

There are many species of lizards in the U.S. The chuckwalla is one that makes its home in the southwestern states. Chuckwallas are desert lizards, preferring to live in hot, dry climates. These ...

At the Center for Biological Diversity, we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature — to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because ...

Skin infections are common in pet lizards and can lead to fatal organ disease and septicaemia. The cause of these diseases has been unclear but now researchers in Belgium have discovered a new ...

Researchers captured more than 2,000 lizards during the study. Pictured above (left to right) are UCSC graduate students Christy Hipsley, Alison Davis (now at UC Berkeley), and Ammon Corl. Photo by ...

Skin infections are common in pet lizards and can lead to fatal organ disease and septicaemia. Infections are particularly risky in lizards that are bred in captivity for release into the wild, as ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA-- Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have found that a species of lizard in the Mojave Desert lives in family groups and shows patterns of social behavior more ...