Mojave Desert lizards’ feet help make them nimble rock climbers and allow them to maintain their balance during the most precarious of times.

Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard, Threatened by Off-road Vehicles, Advances Toward Endangered Species Act Protection . TUCSON, Ariz.— In response to an April 2006 petition from the Center for Biological ...

Lizards have been discovered in the Mojave Desert that, like us, live in families and give birth to live young. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to study whether a lizard population in a stretch of Mojave Desert in eastern Nevada and western California should be listed as ...

Top Mojave fringe-toed lizard speeds have been clocked at 23 miles per hour — no small feat on loose, windblown sand dunes. These lizards plunge into the sand to hide from enemies, yet there they lie ...

We have more lizards than all of Los Angeles and Orange counties combined and more than the entire Mojave Desert. We are very lucky, if you are charmed by lizards that is. There are two principle ...

A male lizard from the Pisgah Lava Flow photographed five days after collection in the field (left), and the same lizard (right) after being housed for four months in the lab on light-colored sand.

Scientists have discovered four new species of legless lizards in California, including one species that lives beneath the sand dunes near LAX. But before we go on, let’s get one thing straight ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – The Amargosa River population of the Mojave fringe-toed lizard will not be protected under the Endangered Species Act, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Amargosa ...

Gila monsters are large, bearded lizards native to deserts in the U.S. southwest and parts of Mexico. They are among the few venomous lizards.