May 31, 2011— -- The sand dune lizard is a small reptile that has become the scourge of the Texas Oil industry, not because it is dangerous but because the threatened species could put land ...

Sand mining operations in oil-rich West Texas have disturbed at least 292 acres of a threatened lizard’s habitat this year — and could impact up to 23,000 acres, according to an advocacy group ...

A court ruled deforestation for Tesla's Gigafactory, which Elon Musk has said will open in July 2021, would endanger hibernating sand lizards. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

The researchers analysed records of over 350 female Swedish sand lizards (Lacerta agilis) over 15 years, and looked at the effects of local temperature on egg-laying date.Earlier egg-laying is ...

The lizard has a long, wedge-shaped snout it uses to quickly burrow into the sand.Its body has flattened sides and is covered with smooth, shiny scales.

All the lizards that had had access to sand pits swam in them at least ten times each. And, as Mr Toyama reports this week in the Science of Nature , by the end of the experiment the parasite load ...