"I think it's the iconic Southwest desert animal," Phoenix Zoo Curator ... "They can get to be 20 inches or so, it's a large lizard," Lawrence said. "It's the largest lizard in North America." ...

We desert dwellers enjoy a huge diversity of native ... Marcy Scott is a local birder, botanizer, and author of "Hummingbird Plants of the Southwest." Along with her husband, Jimmy Zabriskie ...

Other species of reptiles also appear to be particularly vulnerable. "The desert Southwest is really an area of great, great, rapid change," said Barry Sinervo, a professor of ecology and ...

Throughout the Baja and northern Mexico as well as the deserts of the American Southwest, mountains made ... glimpse into the everyday lives of these desert regions' first inhabitants.

Native to the Sonoran Desert of the American southwest and Mexico, the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) might look and sound threatening. But to many, it’s known for its status as the largest lizard ...

Most climate models predict that the Southwest will see a rise in ... That's very unusual; we don't know of any other lizards that do that. Desert tortoises and frogs do that.

Before we leave our discussion of the joys of summer, tribute should be paid to that miracle of climatic adaptation, the Sonoran Desert Stick Lizard. The little stretch of desert where I live is ...

When most people hear the word “iguana,” they think of the very large green lizards from Mexico that have become established ...

These desert-adapted creatures are the ... In certain areas — like the southwest U.S. — you can keep your lizard in an outside cage. But in the rest of the country, you should keep your ...

A report of a foul smell led to the discovery of several dogs and lizards found dead in a home in the High Desert over the weekend. Friday at 11 a.m., deputies were called to a report of ...