A lizard native to southeast New Mexico’s Permian Basin was afforded the highest level of federal protections aimed at preventing its extinction, triggering concerns that landowners and industries in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard has long been associated with the term, “Endangered.” Renowned for their resilience, withstanding the ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – Federal wildlife managers are considering offering permits to landowners in the Permian Basin that environmentalists say could further compromise habitat for a rare lizard found ...

Agreements between landowners in the Permian Basin region and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could prevent the dunes sagebrush lizard from being listed for federal protection under the Endangered ...

The Basilisk lizard is an amphibious reptile that hails from the tropical areas of Central and South America and has earned ...

KENEDY, Texas — "We couldn't wait to get home, change our clothes and go play with the Horned Toads," says Lisa Yaklin. She grew up in Kenedy, Texas... now designated as the 'Horned Toad Capital of ...

The world's smallest lizard and other tiny lizards in the world represent the most amazing evidence offered by nature as ...

The largest zoo in Georgia is working hard to help conserve one of the world's rarest lizard species. Zoo Atlanta sent 11 endangered Guatemalan beaded lizards (Heloderma charlesbogerti) to La Aurora ...

McKITTRICK, Calif.— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Temblor legless lizard may qualify for protection ...

This is a Dunes Sagebrush lizard. The Trump administration wants to put greater weight on the economic benefits of development when deciding if land or water should be protected for imperiled species.