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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At this moment, the male side-blotched lizards of the American West are engaged in dating drama beyond human comprehension. Three ...

A small lizard in the Mojave Desert has helped to finally confirm an evolutionary process proposed more than 100 years ago. While most of the side-blotched lizards in the region are adorned with tan ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...