Protection Petition Spurred by Concerns of 15-year-old Boy in Moore, Okla. 
Photo by Robert Burton, USFWS.
OKLAHOMA CITY— (ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity, concerned scientists and a 15-year-old lizard enthusiast filed a formal petitiontoday seeking state endangered species protection in Oklahoma for the Texas horned lizard. Despite their name, these formidable-looking lizards with numerous horns on their heads were once common throughout Oklahoma, but have now nearly disappeared due to habitat…
