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2-meter-long lizards discovered in Philippines
Sierra Madre mountains, Luzon, Philippines; photo by headlessspider (source: Flickr Creative Commons) Previously unknown to the scientific community, a ‘new’ species of monitor lizard has been...
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And Now for Something Really Interesting…
Last week, a rather interesting critter was discovered in Perth, Australia. The creature appeared to be nothing more than a common Shingleback, or skink lizard. Well, with one exception: the lizard...
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Extinct skinks: Lizards especially vulnerable to climate change
photo by E>mar (source: Flickr Creative Commons)A recent study claims that 20% of lizard species could be extinct by the year 2080, due to the effects of climate change. The research shows a...
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Creature Feature: The Leaf-Nosed Lizard
Image Source: Cropped screen capture from Flickr. This week’s Creature Feature takes us to the cloud forests of the Knuckles Mountains in Sri Lanka. The Leaf-Nosed Lizard, or Tennent’s Leaf-Nosed...
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Rare lizard survives long-haul flight and machine wash
photo by Ingo Wölbern (public domain) A rare Chioninia lizard from Cape Verde climbed into a tourist’s luggage before she boarded her flight from the African islands to the UK. The lizard survived a...
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