Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences ...

Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape. At some point, one climbed a post and became known ...

If you live in California, you’ve probably seen, or held, a western fence lizard. According to a leading dataset of animal and plant observations, the species is the most commonly spotted reptile in ...