The Eastern Collared Lizard is known for the two black bands around its neck, resembling a collar. The rest of its body is ...

Oklahoma adopted the collared lizard as our state reptile back in 1969. The collared lizard gets its name from its distinct coloration, which includes bands of black around the neck and shoulders ...

WHAT: Fifty newly freed lizard hatchlings in Blanco County. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: The Texas horned lizard, affectionately called the horny toad or horned frog, is in trouble. The population of the ...

Within just a few minutes, we were rewarded for our slow going by spotting an Eastern Collared Lizard as it lay in the dappled shade of a stone outcropping. I apparently found a very patient ...

The region's shinnery oaks are only four or five feet high, but they provide food, shade and a breeding ground for the small, brown dunes sagebrush lizard — otherwise known as the sand dune lizard.

Prairie dogs popped from their burrows to chuckle their alarms; an eastern collared lizard posed for photos, emerald flanks glittering. We were grateful for the cloud cover that made our walk through ...

Night Sky programs are offered at times in the park. Wildlife in the park includes the Eastern Collared Lizard, Mexican Spadefoot Toad, Tiger Salamander, Western Rattlesnake, Sagebrush Lizard, Plateau ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter, a young Komodo dragon named Onyx. Reptile keepers have been working with these lizards for decades, including ...

A collared falconet at Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary has laid eggs One of the world's smallest birds of prey has laid eggs in a Cornish wildlife sanctuary. Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary said ...

Q. Why are there so many lizards this year? I’ve never seen so many before! It’s possible that you are seeing more lizards because their normal hiding places have been disturbed. For instance ...

Another year of record-breaking success! 👏 The Fort Worth Zoo has once again proven our leadership in Texas horned lizard conservation by hatching and releasing more of these iconic reptiles ...

Their skin must stay moist to absorb oxygen and therefore lacks scales. Reptiles are turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators and crocodiles. Unlike amphibians, reptiles breathe only through their lungs ...