GAINESVILLE - A black-and-white striped bandit from South America has invaded the habitat of threatened and endangered Florida wildlife, stealing their eggs and potentially causing an environmental ...

Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration to secure federal protections for a reptile that makes its home among the shinnery oak sand dunes in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. "And ...

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AUSTIN - In 2012, a tiny lizard posed a big problem amid the pipelines and pump jacks in booming West Texas. There was talk within a federal agency about protecting the dunes sagebrush lizard as an ...

Over the objections of the oil and gas industry, two environmental groups are asking the federal government to protect a tiny West Texas reptile amid the failure of a state-crafted plan to conserve it ...

In the face of a warming climate, the new research by Tulane scientists bodes poorly for the comparatively mild-mannered ...

(CN) — After a legal fight brought by environmental advocates, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday that it might be necessary to protect a tiny, rare species of oilfield-dwelling lizard ...

Reptile eggs are an interesting area of study, but what makes the distinction between snakes and lizards regarding their eggs ...