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LA Zoo hatches first-ever perentie lizards, one of largest lizard species in the world
4 days, 17 hours ago

LA Zoo hatches first-ever perentie lizards, one of largest lizard species in the world

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus, are native to Australia and one of the world’s largest lizards, dwarfed only by the Komodo dragon and a few others. “It is incredibly rewarding for our team …

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Los Angeles Zoo makes history with successful breeding of rare Perentie lizards
4 days, 17 hours ago

Los Angeles Zoo makes history with successful breeding of rare Perentie lizards

India Today  

Good news from the Los Angeles Zoo: For the first time in its history, the zoo has successfully bred the perentie lizard species. “It is incredibly rewarding for our team to experience success breeding this species,” said Byron Wusstig, Los Angeles Zoo acting curator of ectotherms. Zoo is one of only three AZA-accredited institutions that have successfully reproduced them.” Zoo …

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Revealing the bite: We finally know how jaws evolved in snakes and lizards
1 week, 6 days ago

Revealing the bite: We finally know how jaws evolved in snakes and lizards

India Today  

A new study from the University of Bristol has revealed insights into the evolution of jaw shapes in lizards and snakes, the most diverse group of land vertebrates with nearly 12,000 species. Led by a team of evolutionary biologists, the study found that the evolution of jaw shape in lepidosaurs is shaped by a complex interplay of factors beyond mere …

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This scuba diving water anole lizard breathes by bubble : Short Wave : NPR
3 months ago

This scuba diving water anole lizard breathes by bubble : Short Wave : NPR

NPR  

Meet the scuba diving lizards breathing by bubble Enlarge this image toggle caption Lindsey Swierk Lindsey Swierk What's scaly, striped and breathes underwater like a scuba diver? These green-brown water anoles can dive underwater to escape would-be predators — and stay there for over 15 minutes thanks to an air bubble. And they're eaten by so many things in the …

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"Scuba-diving" lizard evolved bubble-breathing trick to dodge predators
3 months ago

"Scuba-diving" lizard evolved bubble-breathing trick to dodge predators

Salon  

When Dr. Lindsey Swierk studies water anoles in Central and South America, she can feel their presence even when she doesn't see them. The assistant research professor of biological sciences at Binghamton University studies Anolis aquaticus, the lizard best known for being semi-aquatic, color-changing and 5 to 8 inches long "When you walk out into the rivers where they live, …

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Diving lizard’s ‘scuba tank’ allows it to breathe underwater, scientists say
3 months, 1 week ago

Diving lizard’s ‘scuba tank’ allows it to breathe underwater, scientists say

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “This kind of research will add to our understanding of how these lizards and potentially other animals evolved their underwater breathing techniques.” To get a closer look at the anoles’ bubble-breathing method, Swierk collected A. aquaticus anoles at Costa Rica’s Las Cruces Biological Station. For diving anoles, gular pumping may also play …

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Do Lizards Bring Good Luck? Astrologer Explains
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Do Lizards Bring Good Luck? Astrologer Explains

News 18  

The significance of seeing a lizard’s egg varies greatly depending on cultural beliefs and personal interpretations. In some traditions, encountering lizard eggs might be seen as an inauspicious sign or a bad omen, potentially signalling upcoming challenges or troubles. In addition, seeing lizard eggs at home may have many significance: Symbol of New Beginnings : In some cultures, lizard eggs …

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What’s a frilled lizard?
4 months, 1 week ago

What’s a frilled lizard?

The Hindu  

The dinosaur in the first Jurassic Park movie which would unfurl its extendible neck frill and spit venom when intimidated? But meet Australian frilled lizard, the closest you will ever get to watching something as bizarre as the Dilophosaurus’ defence strategy. It will quickly turn, and bolt, running on its hind legs, its legs flailing, yellow mouth wide open, and …

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Cutting-edge technology is being deployed to stop the illegal trafficking of Australian wildlife
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Cutting-edge technology is being deployed to stop the illegal trafficking of Australian wildlife

ABC  

Kangaroos found in India and cockatoos in Indonesia. "Definitely, we're a target," says Professor Phill Cassey, director of the newly established Wildlife Crime Research Hub at Adelaide University. "The way they're packaged is horrendous and really inhumane — taped up in gaffer tape, they can't breathe, stuffed inside things," said Dr Phoebe Meagher, from Taronga Conservation Society. "I don't think …

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Illegal bushmeat trade alive and well in Krishnagiri’s Sikkarimedu village
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Illegal bushmeat trade alive and well in Krishnagiri’s Sikkarimedu village

New Indian Express  

KRISHNAGIRI: The age-old banned practice of hunting wild animals for meat and other body parts continues to be popular in Sikkarimedu, a tribal settlement in Krishnagiri that has a majority population of Narikuravars. On Saturday, TNIE visited the tribal village along with Antony Rubin Clement, a member of the state board for wildlife, who had received a tip-off regarding the …

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A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. What experts say about keeping pet lizards
10 months ago

A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. What experts say about keeping pet lizards

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s like getting your hand slammed, …

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A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on keeping the lizard as a pet vary
10 months ago

A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on keeping the lizard as a pet vary

Associated Press  

A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard for a pet. “It’s like getting your hand slammed, caught in a car door,” Arizona State University professor Dale DeNardo said of the lizard’s bite. It’s much worse than any bee, wasp or scorpion.” A Gila monster enthusiast who …

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The Road to China-Free Supply Chains Is Long. Warning: Legless Lizards Ahead.
1 year ago

The Road to China-Free Supply Chains Is Long. Warning: Legless Lizards Ahead.

Live Mint  

Building China-free supply chains is tough. “There’s a massive gap that needs to be filled in," said Rahim Suleman, chief executive of Neo Performance Materials, the Canadian company seeking to make a magnet supply chain outside China. The company has a mining site in eastern Australia, but environmental rules called for it to first move the area’s rare legless lizards …

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Exhibition unveils the epic story of 'fish lizards' in Triassic oceans
1 year, 3 months ago

Exhibition unveils the epic story of 'fish lizards' in Triassic oceans

China Daily  

Exhibition Loong Diving in the Ocean -- The Ancient Ocean in Triassic Guizhou at the National Natural History Museum of China in Beijing is offering a glilmpse of how ichthyosaurs, or fish lizards, ruled the Triassic Sea. Giving a glimpse of how ichthyosaurs, also known as "fish lizards", ruled the Triassic Sea, Loong Diving in the Ocean -- The Ancient …

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Exhibition unveils the epic story of 'fish lizards' in Triassic oceans
1 year, 3 months ago

Exhibition unveils the epic story of 'fish lizards' in Triassic oceans

China Daily  

Exhibition Loong Diving in the Ocean -- The Ancient Ocean in Triassic Guizhou at the National Natural History Museum of China in Beijing is offering a glilmpse of how ichthyosaurs, or fish lizards, ruled the Triassic Sea. Giving a glimpse of how ichthyosaurs, also known as "fish lizards", ruled the Triassic Sea, Loong Diving in the Ocean -- The Ancient …

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Livings with lizards and insects
1 year, 3 months ago

Livings with lizards and insects

The Hindu  

First came physics, then chemistry and finally biology. Life evolved ever so slowly, first in the oceans and later on the surface of earth, till about 2.5 million years ago when the genus Homo came into the picture in Africa. However, as the term suggests, the “wise humans”, on their way to self-assumed stardom, exterminated many organisms, including several of …

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Through feedback loop, species' evolution found to drive environmental changes
1 year, 6 months ago

Through feedback loop, species' evolution found to drive environmental changes

The Hindu  

A new research in the small islands of Bahamas has found that evolutionary change in leg length of a lizards species, in turn, fed back into the environment by making ecological changes to aspects like vegetation growth and spider populations. The chain is made up of around 40 islands ranging from a few dozen to a few hundred metres in …

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Mizoram records new parachute gecko
1 year, 7 months ago

Mizoram records new parachute gecko

The Hindu  

A new-to-science lizard has literally parachuted into Mizoram. A team of biologists has recorded the Gekko mizoramensis as a new species of parachute gecko, so named because of skin flaps along the body and tail enabling it to glide. The genus Gekko contains morphologically diverse lizards represented by 86 species distributed across South and Southeast Asia. The new parachute gecko …

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Leaping lizards: Peru finds a new one
1 year, 9 months ago

Leaping lizards: Peru finds a new one

The Hindu  

A new species of lizard, of the genus Proctoporus, was found in a high Andean area of a national park in Peru, authorities said Friday. This small species was located in the Otishi National Park, in the jungle area shared by the departments of Cusco and Junin, the Peruvian authority for protected areas announced. This is a new specimen of …

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Forest lizards genetically morph to survive life in the city
1 year, 11 months ago

Forest lizards genetically morph to survive life in the city

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. “We are watching evolution as it’s unfolding,” said Kristin Winchell, a biology professor at NYU and main author of the study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of …

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Forest lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers say
1 year, 11 months ago

Forest lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers say

NPR  

Forest lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers say Enlarge this image toggle caption Kristin Winchell/New York University via AP Kristin Winchell/New York University via AP SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. "We …

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‘Watching evolution as it’s unfolding’: Forest lizards genetically morph for city life
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Watching evolution as it’s unfolding’: Forest lizards genetically morph for city life

LA Times  

Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. “We are watching evolution as it’s unfolding,” said Kristin Winchell, a biology professor at New York University and main author of the study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He said …

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Satire | You can’t win against a reptile
2 years, 4 months ago

Satire | You can’t win against a reptile

The Hindu  

I know I said ‘to be continued’ at the end of my previous column. If we find its smell so overpowering, imagine its effect on lizards!” “I have people from work coming over tomorrow,” Wife said, eyes scanning the doorway for any intruders. “Google says the smell goes away in 24 hours unless you spray it again.” “Are you sure?” …

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Watch: Monitor lizards share a warm hug, internet is in complete awe
2 years, 4 months ago

Watch: Monitor lizards share a warm hug, internet is in complete awe

Firstpost  

Two monitor lizards have been spotted standing on two legs and hugging each other on a beach. “Tere Mere Beech Mein Kaisa Hai Yeh Bandhan… Animals have emotions. Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda shared a video on similar lines where two monitor lizards can be seen expressing their feelings. Watch the video here: Tere Mere Beech Mein Kaisa Hai …

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