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 ...

One of the strange, small reptiles living within the giant deserts of Southern Africa is the barking gecko. It is strange to ...

Discover the secret world of barking geckos, tiny African lizards that bark like dogs. Learn how they survive deserts, communicate and amaze scientists with their unique vocal skills.

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, ...

The suspect was in possession of more than 100 desert lizards, locally known as sandda, and has been booked under the ...

Kinsey Brock is hunting lizards. In a desert garden at San Diego State University (SDSU), she carries a long stick with a string lasso at one end to try to snare one. Finally, she does. It’s a male.

I nearly crushed it beneath my boot. A little over a week ago, I was hiking down the Bogert Trail when something very tiny scampered out from underneath my boot — just in time to avoid being squashed.

If you live in California, you’ve probably seen, or held, a western fence lizard. According to a leading dataset of animal and plant observations, the species is the most commonly spotted reptile in ...

SALT LAKE CITY (WKRC) - A new species of dinosaur was discovered in an unlikely place - not beneath layers of dirt in a desert, but inside a glass jar in a museum. According to an account from Hank ...