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 it ...

Colorful reptile protected by fire, study shows. Aug. 25, 2011 — -- Alan Templeton was a 13-year-old Boy Scout when he saw his first collared lizard in Missouri's Ozark Mountains. He returned ...

Caudal displays that lure or divert the attention of prey are well documented in legless squamates that use sit-and-wait foraging. By contrast, empirical evidence that caudal displays serve to ...

Continuing along the track of a previous article, let me introduce you to another interesting lizard occurring in our area! After discussing the horned lizard in a prior article, and to give equal ...

EUREKA SPRINGS — The city of Eureka Springs wants to preserve and promote the Eastern collared lizards that live in an old limestone quarry at Lake Leatherwood Park. Locally known as “mountain boomers ...

Editor’s note: “Critters” features insects, spiders, snakes and other freaky/fun creatures unique to the Grand Valley. You know, the kinds of critters you aim to keep your distance from, but love to ...

Biologist Alan Templeton fell in love with the eastern collared lizard that lives in the hot, dry Ozark glades when he was 13. By the time he returned from graduate and postgraduate work, 75 percent ...

Scientists found a rock-dwelling animal with neck “pockets” in Rondônia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from André Luiz Carvalho A “collared” creature stood guard on a rocky ...

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 it ...

A dozen Oklahoma-born eastern collared lizards now call Arkansas home and, with a little luck, these transplants may be able to replenish a pocket of prime habitat in west-central Arkansas. The ...

In a study published in the September issue of The American Naturalist, A. Kristopher Lappin (Northern Arizona University) and Jerry F. Husak (Oklahoma State University) use the eastern collared ...

In a time when a five-year grant is considered a long-term grant, Alan R. Templeton, PhD, a professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has managed to follow some of ...