Science news articles about 'lizard species'

  • Lizards pull a wheelie

    ... Clemente and Thompson eventually collected 16 dragon lizard species, ranging from frilled neck ... Clemente, other teams had already suggested reasons for the lizards rearing up; maybe running on two legs ...
  • Lizards survive by cross dressing

    Researchers have found that young males of a colourful lizard species often pose as females to avoid competition from older men.
  • Many more lizards to discover

    A study on geckos has revealed that there could be more than twice as many Australian lizard species than previously thought.
  • Feature: It’s raining frogs and lizards

    WA Museum and University of Adelaide scientists have recorded a genetic treasure trove of new lizard species.
  • Boy or girl? In lizards, egg size matters

    ... Cell Press publication. The study shows that for at least one lizard species, egg size matters. "We were astonished," ... on lizard sex: the size of the egg. Big eggs tend to give girls, and small eggs ...
  • In lizards, egg size matters

    SYDNEY, June 9 (UPI) -- Australian scientists have discovered that for at least one lizard species, whether baby lizards are male or female depends upon the size of the egg.
  • Boy Or Girl? In Lizards, Egg Size Matters

    ... turn out to be male or female is a more complicated question than scientists would have ever guessed, according to a new report. The study shows that for at least one lizard species, egg size matters.
  • New lizard species found in India

    Scientists discover a new species of lizard in the lush Western Ghats mountain range in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
  • Head for the Hills! Creatures Run from Global Warming

    Three Malagasy frog and lizard species could go extinct this century due to climate change.
  • World's smallest snake found in Barbados

    ... State. Hedges and his colleagues also are the discoverers of the world's smallest frog and lizard species, which too were found on Caribbean islands. The most recent discovery will be published on ...
  • Naming evolution's winners and losers

    ... although it is actually a distant cousin — has only two species. "In the same period of time that produced more than 8 ... 3,000 snake species and 5,200 lizard species, Alfaro said. The number of frog ...
  • Why solitary reptiles lay eggs in communal nests

    ... on reptile egg-laying. They found that communal nesting has been reported in 255 lizard species as well as many species of snakes and alligators. The behavior was also documented in 136 amphibian ...
  • Rediscovering the dragon's paradise lost

    ... world's largest living lizard species, the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), is vulnerable to extinction ... Flores. Three fossil specimens from Timor represent a new (unnamed) species of giant monitor ...
  • Origin of Komodo dragon revealed

    Scientists now find that the world’s largest living lizard species, the Komodo dragon, most likely evolved in Australia and dispersed westward to its current home in Indonesia.

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