Just south of the Mediterranean Sea in the arid landscape of Tunisia ... It wasn’t just a new species, it was “the world’s largest worm lizard,” researchers said. The species was named ...

There are over a dozen recognized horned-lizard species found in the deserts and semi-arid environments of North and Central America, from southern Canada to Guatemala. Species are distinguishable ...

Reptiles in Oregon's high desert are quite widespread, though few are especially common. You may see lots at some times and ...

That study showed each desert tortoise species to be even rarer than previously thought. The Center has been working for the Mojave desert tortoise since 1997. Challenging the Bureau of Land ...

Researchers said they named the third new species Pristurus feulneri, or Feulner’s semaphore gecko, after Gary Feulner, an ...

The mobile dunes also provide an excellent and well-oxygenated habitat for sand-diving invertebrates and reptiles ... key plant and animal species of global importance, including successfully ...

Scientists found “cryptic” desert creatures doing “push-ups” in the mountains of Oman and discovered four new species ... In the arid mountains of Oman, some “cryptic”-looking ...