Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape. At some point, one climbed a post and became known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lizards that do or do not share space with invasive fire ants will react differently to this scenario. Tracy Langkilde and Travis ...

The first time I saw an eastern fence lizard, the lizard had mistaken my little grandson in his dark fleece jacket for a tree! We were walking that day in First Landing State Park. When I looked down ...

You have probably seen hundreds of them in your life, the unassuming Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). During summer months, they can be seen scampering about in our gardens, skittering ...

Settle down everybody. A backyard lizard invasion has not begun. OK, maybe it has, but no reason to panic. Alligator lizards, Western Fence lizards and even the occasional side-blotched lizard are ...

In last week’s column we considered the land snail, one of the slowest critters in our Southern Appalachia fauna. This week we’ll take a look at one of the fastest, the fence lizard, which is also one ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X If you are on the fence about reptiles, this little lizard is appealing. The eastern fence lizard ...

DEAR JOAN: From time to time, we have found a Western fence lizard in our garage, but the one we found in late fall last year was very lethargic. Over the weeks, he would be found in various locations ...

Lizards, ticks and Lyme disease can be a serious combination, but some old ideas about their relationship may be falling by the wayside. The tiny black-legged ticks, abundant throughout the woods of ...

Funding was provided in part by the National Science Foundation. Tracy Langkilde receives funding from The Pennsylvania State University. An eastern fence lizard basking in the sun feels a small red ...

You have probably seen hundreds of them in your life, the unassuming western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis).During summer months, they can be seen scampering about in our gardens, skittering ...