North America has 155 species of lizards classified into eight families native to the continent. A few of these species that arrived to the continent during the years of conquest are now considered ...

Continuing along the track of a previous article, let me introduce you to another interesting lizard occurring in our area! After discussing the horned lizard in a prior article, and to give equal ...

Editor’s note: “Critters” features insects, spiders, snakes and other freaky/fun creatures unique to the Grand Valley. You know, the kinds of critters you aim to keep your distance from, but love to ...

SOAKING UP THE SUN: Collared lizards love to bask in the sun. About four dozen of the reptiles were released across glade habitats in northern Arkansas in May. Credit: Little Rock Zoo Nearly four ...

Forty-three eastern collared lizards bred at the Little Rock Zoo have new homes in the Arkansas Ozarks thanks to an innovative collaboration among the zoo, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, ...

A dozen Oklahoma-born eastern collared lizards now call Arkansas home and, with a little luck, these transplants may be able to replenish a pocket of prime habitat in west-central Arkansas. The ...

Now, that’s a horse of a different color. Or, in this case, a lizard of another species—four species. Recent research suggests that the collared treerunner (Plica plica), previously thought of as one ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Little Rock Zoo announced Tuesday the birth of a lizard species in a joint conservation project. The zoo said 20 Eastern collared lizards were born in an effort to repopulate ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Zoo has welcomed 12 new Eastern collared lizards to its family. According to the OKC Zoo, the Eastern collared lizard is Oklahoma’s official state reptile as ...

My son got a gecko for Christmas and named him Binx. He has always had a fascination with lizards in the wild. Many parents who send their kids to Durango Nature Studies’ summer camps can share in ...

Most of us have seen lizards — we just don’t see them very frequently. It’s not that we never see them. On the contrary, you have probably seen a lizard on occasion scurrying across the foundation of ...