Our only definite reptile sighting was of a living one, a scuttling sand lizard.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Fish and Wildlife proposed listing the animal, also known as the sand dunes lizard, as endangered in December 2010.
From the washingtonpost.com
The sand dune lizard, which lives among sand dunes and shinnery oak in the southeast corner of the state, has been a candidate for endangered species protection since 2002.
From the sltrib.com
Despite their billing as sand anoles, we never saw a lizard on the beach.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
The deals are aimed at helping the lesser prairie chicken and the sand dune lizard, both candidates for possible protection under the Endangered Species Act.
From the omaha.com
The X-ray camera showed that within a half-second as it burrows into the sand, the lizard shifts from a conventional four-footed surface gait, moving its limbs to its sides.
From the nytimes.com
In work to appear in The Journal of Experimental Biology, the team shows that the zebra-tailed lizard exploits the fluid-like properties of sand in much the same way.
From the newscientist.com
A century ago, the lizard was widespread and dynamic, moving east and west with changes in climate and the availability of sand in what was then a wide-open, treeless landscape.