SYDNEY, July 21 (Xinhua) -- An Australian-led study has uncovered hidden bony structures beneath the scales of Australia's iconic monitor lizards, shedding new light on reptile adaptation and ...

She believes the lizards probably have many more urban adaptations including color, claw, tail shape and egg-laying behavior.

An international study led by Flinders University is to investigate whether parasites can create subspecies of sleepy lizards and cause them to have difficulty recognising one another.

What if you picked up a lizard and realized there was something more under its skin? The scales of the ocellated lizard form labyrinthine patterns of black and green. This species probably evolved ...

Lizard evolution is known to cover more than 250 million years of Earth’s history — yet there are few surviving fossils from the first half of that period. This dearth of evidence has left researchers ...

A new study of lizards in countries struck by hurricanes suggests cataclysmic weather can reshape entire species.

Come to Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego to hear about a research adventure to the Caribbean islands and explore the mysteries of lizard evolution. Jonathan Losos of Harvard ...

A study finds that two lizard populations affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 passed on large, strong-gripping toepads to the subsequent generation; across 12 island populations of ...

When hurricane Frances swept across the Bahamas nearly a decade ago, it wiped out all the lizards on scores of scrubby little islands, and gave a team of lizard-loving biologists a chance for a ...

Invasive red fire ants from South America have become a major pest in southwestern U.S., bringing their stinging venom and crop-destroying ways. In this edition of Field Talk, we catch up with Tracy ...