ODESSA — The dunes sagebrush lizard burrows its coarse, spiny body as a way to cool down, and sometimes conserve heat, deep beneath the sand dunes in the Mescalero-Monahans ecosystem 30 miles west of ...

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday that his office is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Biden administration officials for declaring a ...

The dunes sagebrush lizard, which lives in the oil-rich Permian Basin, has been listed as endangered after a decades-long effort. (Ryan Hagerty/Usfws, Ryan Hagerty/Usfws) Subscribe to The Y’all — a ...

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The dunes sagebrush lizard, which lives in the oil-rich Permian Basin, has been listed as endangered after a decades-long effort. Credit: Ryan Hagerty/USFWS ODESSA — The dunes sagebrush lizard burrows ...

The dunes sagebrush lizard is a small creature — a little more than 2.5 inches from nose to butt. Its range is also small, roughly from Odessa to Roswell, N.M. This lizard resides in a small part, ...