You have probably seen hundreds of them in your life, the unassuming Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). During summer months, they can be seen scampering about in our gardens, skittering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences ...

As the spring sun begins to warm the winter earth, expect to hear occasional rustles of awakening fence lizards among the dry, crinkled leaves and grasses. Sluggish at first, but soon heated on ...

DEAR JOAN: From time to time, we have found a Western fence lizard in our garage, but the one we found in late fall last year was very lethargic. Over the weeks, he would be found in various locations ...

The Los Angeles Basin is home to three types of lizards, according to reptile curator Russ Smith of the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Below are Smith’s notes on each, along with insights from ...

Lizards living in habitats recently scorched by wildfire are more attentive to the sound of flames than lizards from nearby unburnt regions, suggesting their fire avoidance is learned rather than ...

Hitting the desert trails often is a Southern Nevada spring hiker’s key to keeping company with lizards. After hiding for months from winter’s cooler temperatures, western zebra-tailed lizards have ...

You have probably seen hundreds of them in your life, the unassuming western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis).During summer months, they can be seen scampering about in our gardens, skittering ...

Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape. At some point, one climbed a post and became known ...