Every identifiable group of plants and animals on Earth has a unique combination of body shapes, behaviors and ecology that distinguishes them from all others. What about the different kinds of ...

What is a lizard, if not a miniature pet dragon? Fire-breathing or no, your fun-sized dragon pal is worthy of an intimidating ...

World Lizard Day, held every year on August 14th, encourages to enjoy the interesting diversity of lizards and the importance they hold in ecological systems. Be it bright geckos or ghostly desert ...

The Vincent J. M. Di Maio Forensic Science Center, which is also known as the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office, is located on the Northwest Side of San Antonio. ODESSA — The dunes sagebrush ...

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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 ...

"There is no pharmacy, no medicines, none of that,” say traditional Andean healers who have sacrificed the jararanko for medicinal use for generations. But scientists say it could do more harm than ...

Caiman lizards are lizards that live in South America. These are not to be confused with caimans, the alligator cousin that also lives in Central and South America. There are two species of caiman ...

The dunes sagebrush lizard, which lives in the oil-rich Permian Basin, has been listed as endangered after a decades-long effort. Credit: Ryan Hagerty/USFWS ODESSA — The dunes sagebrush lizard burrows ...