The western fence lizard seems like a pretty regular lizard, until you find out that its blood can cure Lyme disease in ticks ...

Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape. At some point, one climbed a post and became known ...

Lizards that do or do not share space with invasive fire ants will react differently to this scenario. Tracy Langkilde and Travis Robbins, CC BY-ND An eastern fence lizard basking in the sun feels a ...

The first time I saw an eastern fence lizard, the lizard had mistaken my little grandson in his dark fleece jacket for a tree! We were walking that day in First Landing State Park. When I looked down ...

You have probably seen hundreds of them in your life, the unassuming Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). During summer months, they can be seen scampering about in our gardens, skittering ...

Reptiles, especially lizards and snakes, are popular pets in American households. More than four million American households own at least one reptilian pet. Some reptiles are closely related like ...

It was on a sweltering, late July day in 1999 when I saw my first fence lizard in Pennsylvania. The very thought that these sun-loving reptiles — so common in Florida, Georgia and the Pine Barrens of ...

DEAR JOAN: From time to time, we have found a Western fence lizard in our garage, but the one we found in late fall last year was very lethargic. Over the weeks, he would be found in various locations ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X If you are on the fence about reptiles, this little lizard is appealing. The eastern fence lizard ...