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, ...

Two new studies into lizard colors reveal how one species maintains its colorful diversity while others are losing their ...

New findings are showing that as our planet warms, desert lizards face a real energy crisis. According to an article from Phys.org, these cold-blooded creatures depend on the warmth of the sun and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Desert lizards, like chuckwallas, face harsh conditions with salty food and little water. To combat this, they've evolved a unique adaptation: sneezing salt. Specialized nasal glands filter excess ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...