McKITTRICK, Calif.— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Temblor legless lizard may qualify for protection ...

LOS ANGELES— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously agreed today to protect the Temblor legless lizard under the ...

If you see a slow worm (Anguis fragilis) in your garden, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's a snake. But it's actually a legless lizard, the only such creature native to Britain. Slow worms are ...

Slithering up to three feet long, the reptile belongs to a new genus and species of amphisbaenians, a “charismatic group” of “legless lizards” that has “attracted and puzzled researchers ...

There are a few distinct differences between legless lizards and snakes, so it'll pay to be aware. Snakes are identifiable by their lack of eyelids and big scales on their bellies. Legless lizards ...