Upon opening the package, the zoo staff were shocked to discover that the “lamp” was a spiny-tailed monitor lizard, also known as a ridge-tailed monitor. The sender’s name and address on the ...

The spiny spider crab lives up to its name in every way! Their distinctive spiny shells are often found washed up on beaches. The spiny spider crab is also known as the European spider crab. It is a ...

27, 2024, in a seven-part series on shark discoveries. It is republished under Creative Commons license. The Pacific spiny dogfish is the most abundant shark in Puget Sound, despite its former decline ...

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Adult Caribbean spiny lobsters eat snails, crabs and clams. Young lobsters feed on plankton floating by in the water column. Throughout the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, these ...

The Útila spiny-tailed iguana, Ctenosaura bakeri (Stejneger, 1901), is a Critically Endangered iguana endemic to the island of Útila, in the Bay Islands archipelago of Honduras. The species occurs ...

This lizard inhabits the arid landscapes of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico and is well known for its striking appearance and venomous bite.They are named after the Arizona Gila ...

Another year of record-breaking success! 👏 The Fort Worth Zoo has once again proven our leadership in Texas horned lizard conservation by hatching and releasing more of these iconic reptiles ...

In casual conversations, the director frequently discusses bizarre ideas in a hushed, serious manner, as if revealing hidden truths: lizard people infiltrating the federal government, the ...

Also known as horny toads, Texas horned lizards have been classified as a threatened species in Texas since 1977. The decline ...

Forget everything you learnt about the birds and the bees, because these independent lizard ladies don’t need a man to reproduce. Instead of mating, the desert-dwelling Bynoe’s gecko (Heteronotia ...

Spiny softshell turtle Canada's most distinct animal in evolutionary terms Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The ...