The iguanid lizard Platynotus semitaeniatus is adapted morphologically and behaviorally to utilize rock crevices to escape predation. Attendant reproductive adaptations reveal an adaptive compromise ...
Geckos and lizards may look similar, but they are not exactly the same. All geckos are a type of lizard, but not all lizards are geckos. Geckos have some special features like sticky toe pads to climb ...
The University of Texas at Arlington team will use her tissue to study her genome and, hopefully, prove once and for all that the Dixon’s whiptail is its own species. The team members believe the ...
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 ...
Staff at a zoo near Birmingham have been left baffled by a miraculous 'virgin birth' in their lizard house. A female casque-headed iguana, native to Mexico and Central America, has produced eight ...