Mojave fringe-toed lizards have numerous traits tailored to their sand-dwelling lifestyle. Foremost are the lizards' scaly hind toes, which resemble snowshoes and keep them from sinking as they sprint ...

Gila monsters are considered an iconic part of the desert landscape. Scientists raise alarm after disturbing shift in famed reptile's survival instincts: 'Particularly dire for the species' first ...

When most people hear the word “iguana,” they think of the very large green lizards from Mexico that have become established ...

Photo by Mitch Mulks. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have found that a species of lizard in the Mojave Desert lives in family groups and shows patterns of social behavior ...

Baker, Calif. – The Mojave fringe-toed lizard (Uma scoparia) moved closer to protection today as the Center for Biological Diversity and Ms. Sylvia Papadakos-Morafka petitioned the Bush Interior ...

desert landscapes of the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern arid regions of Mexico. They belong to an ancient family of lizards called ...

The researchers compared the observed behavior of the lizards with climate models showing how temperatures in the Mojave Desert are likely to change in the coming decades. In making their ...

The Gila monster might be among Utah’s rarest and most unseen creatures, confined to a piece of Washington County that overlaps the Mojave Desert, but the large lizard is on its way to being ...

Gila monsters are the largest lizards native to the United States ... Gila monsters are only found in the Sonoran, Mojave and Chihuahuan deserts in the southwestern United States and northwestern ...

Scaly patterns on snakes and lizards also appeal to her, as do the Mojave Desert’s plants and big skies. All regularly are brought to vivid life in her oil paintings, silk designs and mixed ...