TEXAS, USA — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says a Texas lizard species once thought to be vanishingly scarce is now experiencing thriving populations across its historical range in the Edwards ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in a 12-month finding that the Plateau spot-tailed earless lizard will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act. (Courtesy ...

The effect of competition on the demography of two coexisting lizards, the striped plateau lizard (Sceloporus virgatus) and the tree lizard (Urosaurus onatus), was studied experimentally in the ...

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 ...

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — A lizard species historically known to thrive across the Edwards Plateau in Central and West Texas is no longer listed under the Endangered Species Act ...

Most nature lovers know that the more colourful a male fish, reptile, or bird, the more likely it is to attract a female and to have healthy offspring. Females, on the other hand, tend to be drably ...

Feb. 5—A lizard species once feared to be vanishingly scarce is now known to have several thriving populations across its historical range in the Edwards Plateau region of Central and West Texas, as ...