Texas Horned Lizard. Image by DesignPicsInc via Depositphotos. Horned lizards reside in environments ranging from pine forests to coastal beaches, but they predominantly occupy arid desert regions.

The horned lizard, often dubbed the “horny toad,” is a remarkable member of the reptilian world, admired not just for its distinctive appearance but also for its intriguing behavior. Among its various ...

As global warming continues to rise, desert lizards are experiencing an energy crisis. These reptiles rely on external temperatures to regulate their body functions, including how much energy they ...

It's a master of camouflage in the Australian outback. While often mistaken for the North American desert horned lizard, the thorny devil belongs to the Lacertilia: Agamidae family, distinct from ...

Notable species include the Sidewinder Rattlesnake, Desert Horned Viper, and the Arizona Coral Snake, each with unique adaptations to their harsh environments. Deserts are among the most extreme ...

An international team of climate scientists has found that dust brought to parts of Europe in 2022 from the Saharan desert was slightly radioactive, but its source was not from French nuclear bomb ...

In addition to increased energy requirements, other aggravating factors, such as reduced food resources and growing water needs, are putting further pressure on the desert habitats in which certain ...

How are desert lizards impacted by increased temperatures resulting from climate change? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

D: I've always wondered about animals living in the desert--- Why aren't they ... Australian thorny devils and the Texas horned lizards, have networks of tiny tube-like channels ...

Intrigued, they took a closer look at the “distinct” reptiles and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Acanthosaura cuongi, or Cuong’s horned tree lizard. An Acanthosaura ...