Barking geckos use loud barks to warn rivals, attract mates, and scare predators Small, clawed lizards thrive in southern African desert burrows. Each bark has a unique meaning, showing complex social ...

Out-of-state visitors may not know what they’re looking at, but fans of Texas Christian University (TCU) get fired up when SuperFrog runs onto the football field. Human-size and gray, with pointy ...

What birders well know, fans of “composite organisms” and other creatures can now learn: how to identify obscure species in the wild. By Robert Ito Can you tell the difference between a highfin ...

A new design for the Texas horned lizard license plate has been unveiled by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The plate marks the 25th anniversary of the Conservation License Plate Program, a ...

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A Texas zoo has released 28 horned lizards back into the wild. This lizard, shown in the video burrowing into the sand, along with the 27 others were released into the native landscape Wednesday as ...

Inside a greenhouse-like structure at the edge of the Fort Worth Zoo is a nursery for hundreds of horned lizards. “They're very charismatic,” Fort Worth Zoo Assistant Director of Ectotherms Robyn ...

Tyler’s Caldwell Zoo recently announced significant progress in its mission to protect endangered wildlife, with two major conservation milestones this summer involving species native to Texas: the ...

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The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered. This iconic tortoise is dying out. It could affect the whole ecosystem ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...