slow-moving reptile is exceptionally vulnerable to predators. This is probably why horned lizards have evolved more defensive adaptations than other lizard groups. James Cornett is a desert ...

With its cryptic coloration and flat body, the flat-tailed horned lizard is capable of disappearing on the desert floor. When a predator threatens, the lizard may run a short distance and then stop ...

Uromastyx lizards are well suited to thrive in extreme weather conditions in a desert. They’ve specifically ... uromastyx lizards are vulnerable to predators. They dig deep burrows to protect ...

When pursued by a predator in the rainforests of Central ... Scientists have discovered the live young-birthing desert night lizard is more social than previously thought. These lizards actually ...

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Lizards here act differently, too: They’re less wary and skittish than lizards in the nearby desert, likely because fewer predators lurk in the gypsum dunes. What’s most interesting to Rosenblum is ...

In order to ward off hungry predators, short-horned lizards are capable of inflating their bodies up to twice their size, resembling a spiny balloon. And if this proves insufficient, some species ...

With its cryptic coloration and flat body, the flat-tailed horned lizard is capable of disappearing on the desert floor. When a predator threatens, the lizard may run a short distance and then stop ...