A legless lizard? Isn't that just a snake? Not so, says ecologist David Wong. Legless lizards are more closely related to geckos than snakes. Many still sport vestigial limbs or flaps where their ...

The RSPCA’s new facility is being held up by the legless striped lizard. Photo: Mulligans Flat. The ACT Government has hit ...

McKITTRICK, Calif.— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Temblor legless lizard may qualify for protection ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Department of Fish and Wildlife today recommended that the Temblor legless lizard move toward protection under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The action came in ...

"But legless lizards still count on their spine to be ... Skinks normally lay eggs, but some in Australia have evolved to give birth to live young. "If there is a lot of predatory pressure on ...