A team will assess whether the West Texas lizard qualifies as a new species and merits conservation efforts. In the Chinati Mountains of western Texas resides a rare lizard known as Dixon’s whiptail.

The uncertainty over its status is due to the similarity between it and another slightly smaller and less rare reptile.

Matthew Fujita, a biology professor at UTA who also serves as a lead investigator on the project, said the lizards are not ...

In the Chinati Mountains of western Texas lives a rare lizard. Commonly known as Dixon’s whiptail, the fast-moving reptile ...

and Biden administration officials for declaring a rare lizard endangered earlier this year. The dunes sagebrush lizard burrows in the sand dunes in the Mescalero-Monahans ecosystem 30 miles west ...

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The 237-million-year-old remains are among the oldest silesaurid fossils ever found, adding to paleontologists' understanding ...

On rare occasions, beta cells responsible for producing insulin ... thanks in large part to the chemical complexities of Gila ...

The northern bog lemming is a small, rust colored rodent with a short tail and a hairy snout. Active year-round, day and ...

In rare cases, the beta cells malfunction ... based on a substance found in the saliva of the Gila monster, a type of lizard native to desert areas in the United States. Gotthardt explains ...

In rare cases, the beta cells malfunction ... The new scan is based on a substance found in the saliva of the Gila monster, a type of lizard native to desert areas in the United States. Gotthardt ...