The Plateau spot-tailed earless lizard is indeed small and spotted. Contrary to its name, it has small ears concealed behind skin flaps to protect it from sand and debris. Since a petition was filed ...

As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide ...

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

REIDSVILLE, Ga. -- An invasive, giant, and dangerous lizard is creeping its way through southeast Georgia and beyond. The Argentine black and white tegu lizards are originally from South America, and ...

San Antonio Zoo raises Texas horned lizards in an effort to restore them to the landscape. The San Antonio Zoo raises Texas horned lizards in a bold effort to restore them to the landscape. See how a ...

"The Endangered Species Act is an important tool in preventing the extinction of imperiled species like the dunes sagebrush lizard," said Amy Lueders, USFWS southwest regional director, in a statement ...

Jun. 1—The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit accusing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of failing to determine whether a lizard found only in West Texas and southeastern ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It is now illegal to buy, sell or release an Argentine Black and White Tegu lizard in North Carolina. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission voted for that back in ...

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FORT WORTH - Once common, the Texas horned lizard is now one of more than 1,300 species of concern across the state. But there is good news for the little "horned toad." On Thursday, a coalition of ...