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This 2.5-inch lizard lives exclusively in the West Texas dunes, where oil and gas production has been encroaching on its territory, the groups argued.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

It is also home to a lizard species found only on three of the Channel Islands; a spotted skunk that lives on just two Channel Islands; a unique island fox subspecies; and several uncommon birds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

What we found concludes a centuries-long debate: skin bones have indeed independently evolved across multiple lizard lineages.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026

Santa Rosa Island is also home to a lizard species found on three of the Channel Islands, a spotted skunk endemic to two Channel Islands, a unique island fox subspecies and several uncommon birds.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

She approaches me, and I carefully set the lizard in her hands, but then she gets in my face.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

From the director of ‘Tiger King,’ a new docuseries examines the cold-blooded, illegal trade in lizards and the like in the 1980s and the lives of those who facilitated it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The site is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is recognised for its internationally important raised bog habitat, which supports a range of wildlife including adders and common lizards.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

They found Madagascar "hissing" cockroaches, a bulky insect named for its noisy defence mechanism, and dubia cockroaches, an invasive critter bred as a snack for pet lizards.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Its ecosystem included frogs, lizards, turtles, and mammals such as Patagorhynchus pascuali, a semi aquatic monotreme related to modern echidnas and platypuses.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

“The lizards have become smarter. They run faster now and hide under blocks of cement,” the boy who had climbed told Ugwu.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie