Lizards in North America at Risk of Population Decline Due to Deforestation, Climate Change [Study]

Medicine & Technology Mar 06, 2024

Lizards in North America are reportedly at risk and could face severe population decline. Continue reading to learn more.

Snakes Evolve 3 Times Faster Than Lizards [Study]

Feb 23, 2024

Snakes become successful in the Animal kingdom due to their speed of evolution. Continue reading to learn more.

Mutating Lizards Rock Evolution by Developing New Scales, Claws to Cling to Smooth, Man-Made Surfaces as They Move to Cities

Jan 12, 2023

Lizards mutate to adapt to their new environment because they are moving to cities. Read on to know how they evolve.

Axolotls and Other Animals Gifted With Squeaks, Sounds, and Silence

Dec 09, 2022

Some animals, like Axolotls, do not have vocal cords of their own. Read to know more about their abilities pertaining to sound and silence.

240-Million-year-Old Snake Ancestor Sheds Light on the Evolution Secrets of Reptiles

Oct 27, 2022

Scientists uncovered a 240-million-year-old fossil in Scotland that may help understand the secrets of the evolution of reptiles that are alive today.

Black Widow Venom: Researchers Study Lizards, a Step Closer to Resisting the Spider's Poison

Oct 20, 2022

Study investigators have taken one step ahead to identify the secret to the resistance from the black widow spider’s venom. Read to know more.

Some Lizard Species Consume Fire Ants; How Is This Consumption Habit Affecting the Species' Survival?

Oct 19, 2022

Identifying how fire ants alter lizards’ immune profile provides information on a way native species can adjust to changing ecological conditions. Read this article to know more.

Climate Change: How Is It Contributing to the Decreasing Population of Lizards?

Aug 11, 2022

Researchers discovered that some lizards that live in growingly warm environments have shorter telomeres, resulting in shorter lifespans. Read to know more.

Extinct Marine Reptiles: How Did Its Large Bodies, Long Necks Help Them Swim Underwater?

Apr 29, 2022

Two-headed bearded dragons are rare species that they gain popularity online. Discover what their two heads do each and how they’re surviving in their habitats.

Lizards Regenerate Perfect New Tails With Bone and Nerves After Being Injected With Gene-Edited Stem Cells

Nov 06, 2021

Lizards that have been injected with neural stem cells were able to grow perfectly regenerated tails with bones and nerves that regrown tails typically lack.

Invasive Giant Lizards Threatens Wildlife in Georgia

Dec 08, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is working to eradicate the population of the invasive black and white tegus lizards in southeast Georgia.

New Lizard Species Has "Perplexing" Possible Positions in the Evolutionary Tree

Nov 04, 2020

A graduate student browsing the specimen drawers at Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History has found a skull of a small lizard - leading to the discovery of a new species.

Train your Dragon: The Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink As Pet and All You Need To Know About Them

Apr 27, 2020

With their small bodies, scaly skin, and red-ringed eyes, the red-eyed crocodile skink looks like a real baby dragon striaght out from the Game of Thrones.

Dwarf Dragons Discovered in the Andes

Apr 07, 2015

Just when we thought that scientists have found all the species they were going to, a new species of lizard dubbed the dwarf dragon has been discovered in the Andes Mountains of South America.