While the lizards reproduce fully on their own, the New Mexico whiptail and Colorado checkered whiptail both engage in pseudocopulation, in which one lizard mounts another, bites, and hooks its ...

the Common Side-Blotched lizard, the Great Plains skink, the New Mexico whiptail, and the Chihuahuan spotted whiptail. The lizards in the Albuquerque area mostly eat bugs smaller than they are.

This past weekend was national New Mexico day where we honor the unique locations and symbols that represent the state. White ...

In the New Mexico whiptail lizard species, there are no males. The female lizards reproduce through parthenogenesis. These lizards are special for another reason as well: Instead of just cloning ...

Scientists may be able to predict evolutionary outcomes thanks to a recent study involving a whiptail lizard. The study asks the question “how and why hybridization leads to diverse evolutionary ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Out in western Texas, there's an extremely rare lizard called the Dixon's whiptail. The fast-moving reptile – which measures about 8 to 12 inches in length and is gray in ...

To a Colorado checkered whiptail lizard, the roaring sound of a military jet flying overhead can cause some serious stress. A new study suggests the four-inch-long reptiles have found a way to ...