Bounce, shimmy, scurry then one, two, three push ups. One more push up then a flattening of the sides and a flare of the chin. He lifts his nose and the belly is exposed, iridescent blue and ...

It’s time to look for newly hatched western fence lizards, commonly called “blue bellies.” The subspecies we have in Marin is the coast range fence lizard. Their range ends in southern Sonoma County, ...

The days will become longer and longer as we head toward the arrival of spring March 20. With the lengthening days, a greater number of people are enjoying our famed Central Coast hiking trails, but ...

Settle down everybody. A backyard lizard invasion has not begun. OK, maybe it has, but no reason to panic. Alligator lizards, Western Fence lizards and even the occasional side-blotched lizard are ...

Two western fence lizards in Marin. Western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) are common in California. They are also referred to as the “blue belly.” Photo by Rachael Rufino Sunbathing during ...

It was on a sweltering, late July day in 1999 when I saw my first fence lizard in Pennsylvania. The very thought that these sun-loving reptiles — so common in Florida, Georgia and the Pine Barrens of ...

DEAR JOAN: I have lived in my home for 23 years and have always had a great number of lizards running about in both my front and backyards. This year, in late June, all the lizards disappeared.

DEAR JOAN: For the past couple of years we have had a number of little lizards living in our yard. Last winter was much colder than the few before it, and I have not seen the lizards since the weather ...