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 ...

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 ...

The days will become longer and longer as we head toward the summer solstice on June 20. With the longer days, a greater number of people are enjoying our famed Central Coast hiking trails and with it ...

Hatched ‘Blue Bellies’ are nature’s French fries, a favorite snack for birds and predators. This time of year, it is nearly impossible to walk on any of our region’s sunny trails without catching a ...

Billy and Larry, two Blue Belly Lizards from owner Shawna Parker, have no problem sharing our Pet of the Week crown. Congrats guys! You get a pet dental kit from Ada Animal Hospital.

Side-blotched lizard hatchling in the Baldwin Hills. Stevie Kennedy-Gold/NHMLA. When I was a roving California correspondent, one of the stories on my list that I rue never getting to was the autumn ...

In my corner of the world, there is a ritual repeated each generation in which young boys try to catch blue-belly lizards. I do not even know the proper name of the little reptile, but on its belly ...

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 ...