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The dunes sagebrush lizard in West Texas Flickr/Mark Watson In 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) made the controversial decision not to list the dunes sagebrush lizard, a three-inch ...

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On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The listing does not include a designation ...

Dubbed the 'Jesus lizard,' the basilisk lizard of Central and South America possesses an astonishing ability to run across ...

The dunes sagebrush lizard has been a candidate for federal protection for nearly two decades but has not been added to the list of threatened and endangered species. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) ...

We see lizards almost every day– on walls, near lights, or hiding in corners. Most of the time, we don’t even pay attention ...

Agreements between landowners in the Permian Basin region and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could prevent the dunes sagebrush lizard from being listed for federal protection under the Endangered ...

Colorful reptile protected by fire, study shows. Aug. 25, 2011 — -- Alan Templeton was a 13-year-old Boy Scout when he saw his first collared lizard in Missouri's Ozark Mountains. He returned ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – Federal wildlife managers are considering offering permits to landowners in the Permian Basin that environmentalists say could further compromise habitat for a rare lizard found ...

This is a Dunes Sagebrush lizard. The Trump administration wants to put greater weight on the economic benefits of development when deciding if land or water should be protected for imperiled species.