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  2. Southwestern fence lizard - Wikipedia

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    The southwestern fence lizard (Sceloporus cowlesi), also known as Cowles' prairie lizard, the White Sands prairie lizard or the White Sands swift, is species of spiny lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of the south-western United States and north-central Mexico.

  3. Oryx - Wikipedia

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    The East African oryx is an endangered species, [8] whereas the gemsbok is not. [9] Gemsbok were introduced in New Mexico by the Department of Game and Fish in the late 1960s and early 1970s as an experiment in offering a unique hunting opportunity to New Mexico residents. Between 1969 and 1973, 95 oryx were released onto White Sands Missile Range.

  4. List of reptiles - Wikipedia

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    Skin of a sand lizard, showing squamate reptiles iconic scales A white-headed dwarf gecko with shed tail. Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.

  5. List of least concern reptiles - Wikipedia

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    [1] 56% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists two reptile subspecies as least concern. Of the subpopulations of reptiles evaluated by the IUCN, six species subpopulations have been assessed as least concern. This is a complete list of least concern reptile species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN ...

  6. White Sands National Park - Wikipedia

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    White Sands National Park is a national park of the United States located in New Mexico and completely surrounded by the White Sands Missile Range.The park covers 145,762 acres (227.8 sq mi; 589.9 km 2) in the Tularosa Basin, including the southern 41% of a 275 sq mi (710 km 2) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.

  7. Fossil of new reptile species found in Brazil sheds light on ...

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    Named Gondwanax paraisensis, the four-legged reptile species was roughly the size of a small dog with a long tail, or about 1 meter (39 inches) long and weighing between 3 and 6 kg (7 to 13 pounds ...

  8. Zebra-tailed lizard - Wikipedia

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    Zebra-tailed lizards range in size from 2.5 to 4 inches (64 to 102 mm) in snout-to-vent length (SVL). These lizards are grey to sandy brown, usually with a series of paired dark gray spots down the back, becoming black crossbands on the tail.

  9. Sand lizard - Wikipedia

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    The sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) is a lacertid lizard. There are several subspecies, including L. a. agilis, L. a. argus, and L. a. exigua. The sand lizard is distributed across most of Europe from the southern coast of Britain and across the continent to Lake Baikal in Russia. [2] [3] It does not occur in European Turkey.