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Published New Scottish fossil sheds light on the origins of lizards - New Scottish Fossil Sheds Light on the Origins of Lizards


A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, dur ...
Published Long-term lizard study challenges the rules of evolutionary biology



Researchers measured natural selection inĀ four Anolis lizard species in the wild for five consecutiv ...
Published Snakes do it faster, better: How a group of scaly, legless lizards hit the evolutionary jackpot



More than 100 million years ago, the ancestors of the first snakes were small lizards that lived alo ...
Published Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of modern lizard back 35 million years - Fossil Discovery in Storeroom Cupboard Shifts Origin of Modern Lizard Back 35 Million Years


A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern l...
Published Urban lizards share genomic markers not found in forest-dwellers - Urban Lizards Share Genomic Markers Not Found in Forest-Dwellers



Lizards living in different cities have parallel genomic markers when compared to neighboring forest ...
Published Research explores the cooling effects of 'scuba-diving' in lizards



Anoles are the scuba-diving champions of the lizard world, able to stay underwater for more than 16 ...
Published Plant-eating lizards on the cusp of tooth evolution - Plant-Eating Lizards on the Cusp of Tooth Evolution


Researchers found that complex teeth, a hallmark of mammals, also evolved several times in reptiles,...
Published Researchers discover overlooked Jurassic Park of lizards - Researchers Discover Overlooked Jurassic Park of Lizards


New research moves back the moment of the radiation of squamates -- the group of reptiles that inclu...
Published Reptile roadkill reveals new threat to endangered lizard species



The chance sighting of a dead snake beside a sandy track in remote Western Australia, and the invest...
Published 8 in 10 lizards could be at risk due to deforestation



These reptiles move around tree trunks to seek warmth or shade. With trees disappearing, they would...
Published Predatory dinosaurs such as T. rex sported lizard-like lips - Predatory Dinosaurs such as T. Rex Sported Lizard-Like Lips


A new study suggests that predatory dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, did not have permanently e...
Published Fossils of giant sea lizard with dagger-like teeth show how our oceans have fundamentally changed since the dinosaur era



Fossils of a strange new species of marine lizard with dagger-like teeth that lived 66 million years ...
Published Researchers reconstruct ancient fish lizard - Researchers Reconstruct Ancient Fish Lizard


Scientists have mapped 300 years of research on the prehistoric marine reptiles known as ichthyosaur...
Published Combination of the climate crisis and continued deforestation may result in significant damage to the animal world



A new study states that the combination of global warming and extreme heat events, alongside the con...
Published Study gives grandmother gecko a place of honor -- and a new name



Paleontologists have identified a new fossil lizard, found in the western United States, which they ...
Published New species of mosasaur named for Norse sea serpent



Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, large, carnivorous aquatic lizards that lived ...
Published Missing island explains how endemic species on the Miyako Islands emerged



Miyako Islands are home to various native species of snake and lizards. How these species came to ca ...
Published New reptile on the block: A new iguana species discovered in China



Researchers have identified a new iguana species, Wang's garden lizard (Calotes wangi), in southern ...
Published A lighthouse in the Gobi desert



A new study explores the weight great fossil sites have on our understanding of evolutionary relatio...
Published A jaw-dropping conundrum: Why do mammals have a stiff lower jaw?



The lower jaws of lizards, birds, fish and even dinosaurs are comprised of multiple bones per side. ...