Ten years of research led by the University of South Florida has revealed that a monitor lizard should be regarded as an "ecosystem engineer," a rarity for reptiles. Tortoises and sea turtles are the only reptiles considered ...
Ecology
Dec 21, 2020
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In the lizard world, flashy colors attract the interest of females looking for mates. But they can make colorful males desirable to other eyes, too—as lunch.
Evolution
Dec 1, 2020
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In 2017, while browsing the fossil collections of Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History, University of Texas at Austin graduate student Simon Scarpetta came across a small lizard skull, just under an inch long.
Archaeology
Nov 3, 2020
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When temperatures drop, so do green iguanas—from the trees. But evolution, it seems, could be robbing South Floridians of a tradition as common as checking the heat index on New Year's Day.
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2020
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It was raining iguanas on a sunny morning.
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2020
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New genetic studies reveal important information about populations of the dunes sagebrush lizard, which researchers say may warrant land conservation in areas where unique populations of the species are threatened by habitat ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2020
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Though it may not be as famous a stereotype as shrimps on the barbie, deadly snakes or Vegemite, Australia is renowned in certain scientific circles for being the "land of the lizards."
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2020
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Scientists have challenged a popular theory behind the evolution of similar traits in island lizards, in a study published recently in eLife.
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2020
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As soon as Adam Clause saw the photo, he knew he was looking at something special.
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2020
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Native lizards may have a powerful, very tiny, secret weapon when it comes to resisting invasion by invasive species—parasites.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2020
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