An ornate tree lizard basks beside a 74-million-year-old fossilized log in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Photo by Jeff Mitton. Every once in a while, an experience reminds us that great gulfs of ...

Neon blue-tailed tree lizards are perfectly happy scurrying from branch to branch in their arboreal homes, but it wasn't clear whether they simply leaping between branches or glide. Researchers ...

As a naturalist, I can cite many examples of where the common names of animals can be almost too simplistic and downright amusing — particularly in reptiles. A few examples would be: the Groundsnake, ...

“It’s called an ornate tree lizard.” A walk along the path through the mesquite trees provides several lizard sightings, much to the delight of the children in the group. Following a short break, ...

There's a garden lizard — probably an ornate tree lizard — that I've spotted in my house a few times over the past month or two. I know they eat bugs, so he's probably getting little ones here and ...

Competition for resources between sympatric species can result in reduced fitness. Resource partitioning allows the minimization of competitive pressures, consequently promoting the coexistence of a ...

‘Wild Man Phil’ Rakoci, Casa Grande reptile wrangler and outdoor educator, kicks-off the popular season of guided walks in search of colorful lizards and wriggling reptiles Saturday, May 30, at Boyce ...

Lizards and scorpions are just some of the many inhabitants that call Boyce Thompson Arboretum home, and guests will have a chance to get up close and personal with them on July 11. A guided tour will ...

Every once in a while, an experience reminds us that great gulfs of time preceded the present, times when the world was very different. I was hiking in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, enjoying the ...