This tiny, spiny lizard has a shocking secret. Scientists have finally uncovered exactly how and why its bizarre strategy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the arid plains and rocky deserts of North America, a ...

I nearly crushed it beneath my boot. A little over a week ago, I was hiking down the Bogert Trail when something very tiny scampered out from underneath my boot — just in time to avoid being squashed.

Hitting the desert trails often is a Southern Nevada spring hiker’s key to keeping company with lizards. After hiding for months from winter’s cooler temperatures, western zebra-tailed lizards have ...

Everyone loves a “horny toad!” Finding one practically beneath your feet on a trail feels very special; and the way that they don’t (can’t!) zip away in a flash makes it easy to study them for as long ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In the latest chapter in a 16-year legal battle to keep the flat-tailed ...

Despite its intimidating name, Moloch horridus—better known as the thorny devil—is actually a small desert lizard found in Australia. It’s one of Australia’s most striking-looking reptiles. As seen in ...