Sceloporus arenicolus - Wikipedia
Sceloporus arenicolus, the dunes sagebrush lizard, formerly known as the sand dune lizard and the dunes-sagebrush lizard, is an insectivorous spiny lizard species [a] which only occurs in the shinnery oak sand dune systems of southeast New Mexico and only four counties in …
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Learn more about sagebrush lizard is a small, light brown phrynosomatid lizard (family Phrynosomatidae, genus Sceloporus) with a maximum snout-to-vent length of 70 millimeters (mm) (2.8 inches (in)) for females and 65 mm (2.6 in) for males (Degenhardt et al. 1996, p. 160).
The Service Lists Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
The dunes sagebrush lizard is a rare species found only in the shinnery oak and sand dune ecosystems in extreme southeast New Mexico and west Texas. The lizard occurs in about 4% of lands that make up the 86,000 square mile Permian Basin.
Dunes sagebrush lizard - Biological Diversity
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. Under the shade of these oak trees, the dunes sagebrush lizard buries itself in the cool, white sand, avoiding predators and regulating its body ...
Service seeks public input on proposal to list dunes sagebrush lizard ...
2023年6月30日 · The dunes sagebrush lizard is a rare species found only in the shinnery oak sand dune ecosystems in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Primary threats to the lizard include loss of habitat associated with oil and gas development, sand …
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Listed as Endangered by Fish and …
2024年5月28日 · The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the dune sagebrush lizard (DSL) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This final rule and “endangered” listing status will be in effect June 20, 2024.
Federal Register :: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and …
2023年7月3日 · We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the dunes sagebrush lizard ( Sceloporus arenicolus), a species found only in southeastern New Mexico and west Texas, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act …
Dunes sagebrush lizard - WildEarth Guardians
2012年6月13日 · Dunes sagebrush lizards live in hollowed-out depressions in the sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and a small area of southwestern Texas. Their sandy homes are rarely more than six feet away from a shinnery oak—a miniature, three-foot-tall oak tree.
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard - Endangered Species Coalition
An insatiable insectivore—eating ants, small beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, and spiders—and prey of local vipers, the dunes lizard relies on its skittish speed for survival. Incredibly attuned to this harsh landscape, the lizard depends on the shinnery oak—a small, three-to-five foot tree with an extensive root system—for shelter and ...
Dunes sagebrush lizard listed on the endangered list | The Texas Tribune
2024年5月22日 · But the 2.5-inch-long lizard’s home — sandy mounds studded with low-lying shinnery oak trees — is being disrupted as the oil and gas industry expands, posing a grave threat to its survival,...