The lizard only lives in about 4% of the 86,000-square-mile Permian Basin, which spans across Texas and New Mexico, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. In Texas, the lizard has been found ...

Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species ... long (6.5-centimeter), spiny, light brown lizard's remaining habitat has ...

At first glance, you'd never think the rolling white sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas held the largest stand ... shade and a breeding ground for the small, brown dunes sagebrush ...