The collared lizard is not endemic to the Ozarks, but its existence is entwined with that of many endemic species, as Templeton was to discover. Witness to extinction.

In 1987 Templeton transplanted collared lizards to three glades to see if he could repopulate the Ozarks. By 1993 they were still there, but they had not expanded to other glades, even though ...

Eastern Collared lizards have well-developed fore and hind legs and can move rapidly to capture prey or escape predators. Running speeds of up to 16 mph have been reported.

Collared lizards live in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. They run on their hind legs, using the tail to balance (much like a Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur), and have been clocked running at 16 ...

A male collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris, surveyed its territory from atop a small boulder. I approached to get a better look, but it moved to hide in a clump of grass. I approached again, and … ...

The Madeira-Mamoré collared lizard also has “mite pockets” on either side of its neck, the study said. A photo shows this deep, red-colored mite pocket.

DARDANELLE -- A dozen Oklahoma-born eastern collared lizards now call The Natural State home thanks to a partnership between the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the Oklahoma Department of ...

Collared lizards run in three different circumstances. First, they often stalk prey and then run to snag an insect or smaller lizard. Second, they run to the safety of a burrow when a predator ...

The Madeira-Mamoré collared lizard is “locally abundant” and has been found at over 34 sites in the state of Rondônia, the study said. Rondônia is about 1,500 northwest of Rio de Janeiro ...

The collared lizard is not endemic to the Ozarks, but its existence is entwined with that of many endemic species, as Templeton was to discover. Witness to extinction.

The Madeira-Mamoré collared lizard also has “mite pockets” on either side of its neck, the study said. A photo shows this deep, red-colored mite pocket.