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In Colorado, people flock to the Rocky Mountains when the summer heat gets unbearable. Animals seek shelter too when temperatures become extreme, and forests serve as critical sanctuaries for small ...

The tiny dunes sagebrush lizard may blend in with the mounds of sand peppering the oil-rich Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico, but its recently approved status as an endangered species has ...

Wildlife experts in Georgia are urging locals to keep on the lookout for any four-foot-long lizards wandering around the Peach State. As its name implies, the Argentine black and white tegu ( Salvator ...

(THE CONVERSATION) — Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. The word “adaptation” is used in many ways by climate ...

New research from Tulane University found that brown anole lizards in New Orleans carry the highest blood-lead levels ever recorded in a vertebrate—amounts that would be lethal to most other ...

A U.S Fish and Wildlife proposal to add the dunes sagebrush lizard to the endangered species list has been extended for the second time in just over a decade as oil and gas interests push back on ...

MANILA, Philippines — Researchers have concluded that a giant, golden-spotted monitor lizard discovered in the forested mountains of the Philippines six years ago is a new species, according to a ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. The Puerto Rican crested ...

(CN) — After a legal fight brought by environmental advocates, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday that it might be necessary to protect a tiny, rare species of oilfield-dwelling lizard ...

These reptiles move around tree trunks to seek warmth or shade. With trees disappearing, they would have trouble controlling their body temperature, a new study shows. In Colorado, people flock to the ...