Other lizards, like the green anole, can also change color. But this green-to-brown color change is much less dramatic than the vivid, distinct color and pattern changes of chameleons. Chameleons ...

The green basilisk lizard is also called a plumed or double-crested basilisk; but its amazing ability to run on water gives this species its most recognizable moniker: the Jesus Christ lizard.

The juvenile Sinyik dragon lizard, however, did not change color, researchers said. Instead, it remained bright green with ...

The short-horned lizard is often referred to as a “horned ... Their coloring can be yellowish, gray, or reddish-brown depending on the environment they inhabit, and, combined with their shape ...

It has the typical reptile coloring, tan or brown, green, bronze or yellowish, and maybe it sports a dark stripe along its ...

More information: Kristoffer H. Wild et al, Climate change and the cost-of-living squeeze in desert lizards, Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adq4372 ...

The region's shinnery oaks are only four or five feet high, but they provide food, shade and a breeding ground for the small, brown dunes sagebrush lizard — otherwise known as the sand dune lizard.

Habitat remaining above water will be degraded by storm surges and saltwater intrusion driven by climate change. As habitat is drowned and degraded, urban development will prevent the lizard from ...