Why desert lizards are facing their own 'cost-of-living' crisis It's a well-known fact that lizards like to bask in the sun to regulate their body temperature. But global warming is putting them ...

How are desert lizards impacted by increased temperatures resulting from climate change? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

That agenda is unwelcome news for a small lizard in West Texas. The dunes sagebrush lizard — a tan, scaly reptile measuring ...

Desert lizards are facing a 'cost-of-living' squeeze as global temperatures continue to rise, a new study finds. For a lizard, the 'cost-of-living' is tightly linked to its body temperature ...

Desert lizards are facing a ‘cost-of-living’ squeeze as global temperatures continue to rise, a new study finds. For a lizard, the 'cost-of-living' is tightly linked to its body temperature ...

2007. Functional morphology of scale hinges used to transport water: convergent drinking adaptations in desert lizards (Moloch horridus and Phrynosoma cornutum). Zoomorphology 126:89‑102.

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 ...

Australia's thorny devil, Moloch horridus, looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. You might not be surprised that it's also called the "devil lizard" or "mountain devil." This spiny, ...

In Central Australia, the Tjakuṟa (great desert skink, Liopholis kintorei) is a culturally important species for Tjukurpa—the ...

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 ...