Action timeline

April 10, 2006 – The Center filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Amargosa River population of Mojave fringe-toed lizards under the Endangered Species Act and to designate critical habitat.

January 10, 2008 – In belated response to the Center’s petition, the Service announced that the Mojave fringe-toed lizard warranted consideration for protection as an endangered species. The agency began a one-year status review in January.