Over the last 3 million years — a million years longer than humans have been around — the Yarrow's spiny lizards in the Mules adapted to live in cool mountain climates called sky islands.

Informing future conservation efforts. Dr Bradley said pygmy spiny tailed skinks looked like a smaller version of a bobtail lizard, but with a less distinct head and spiky scales on their tails.

"Pygmy spiny-tailed skinks look and act a lot like babies of the endangered western spiny-tailed skink, which live in the same area, so if these snakes are preying on one of them, ...

image: A western spiny-tailed skink. view more . Credit: Picture: Holly Bradley. The chance sighting of a dead snake beside a sandy track in remote Western Australia, and the investigation of its ...

Uromastyx, or spiny-tailed lizards, are popular pets. Learn how to keep your Uromastyx happy and healthy by reading about their diet and habitat preferences.

Spiny lizards in the New Mexico desert regulated their temperatures better when shade was dispersed in several small clusters compared to one large clump. The study says models that predict ...

Scientists discovered the spiny animal hiding in some bushes in China. ‘Cryptic’ creature — with blue lips and orange tongue — discovered as new species Skip to main content ...

If you're lucky, you might even spot cohorts of male Texas spiny lizards competing in pushup contests to assert dominance and find a female mate, as ETSN.fm detailed and the Texas Parks and ...

Male lizards, especially species like desert spiny lizards or anoles that are common in Arizona, will perform these push-ups to show dominance, ward off rivals or impress a potential mate.

Female Texas Spiny Lizards are larger than males but both sexes possess prominent, large, keeled (having a ridge = rough to the touch) dorsal scales.

The small to medium sized produce spiny structures under their skin of their tails—and can even regrow them. ... “My entire PhD was focused on osteoderm development in lizards,” he said.

During their surveys, researchers found four spiny lizards hiding in the bushes that didn’t match any known records, the study said. They took a closer look and realized they’d discovered a ...