In India’s harsh deserts, spiny-tailed lizards subtly change diets with seasons, storing energy for winter and shifting food ...

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 ...

"They're not there," he said. "It seems like the species is now extinct." Yarrow's spiny lizards may be extinct in the Mule Mountains of Arizona after living there for 3 million years. / Credit: ...

Spiny lizards in the New Mexico desert regulated their temperatures better when shade was dispersed in several small clusters compared to one large clump. The study says models that predict species ...

PHOENIX — The winner of the 18th annual wildlife photo contest for Arizona Game and Fish Department was chosen out of more than 800 entries. Randi Najac’s photo of a desert spiny lizard was awarded ...

A genetically distinct population of Yarrow's spiny lizard in Arizona's Mule Mountains is facing local extinction due to climate change. Conservationists have petitioned to list the lizard as a ...

Lizards are part of the deal in Arizona. The scaly little buggers scurry between patio planters and along retaining walls — sometimes beguiling, other times scaring the bejesus out of us. You can ...