Decades ago, the evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos found himself chasing a lizard around an island in the Bahamas. The ...

Now, the results of their work suggest that limb loss is common among lizards—and that these “ three-legged pirates ” can run ...

Lizards can't breathe underwater — or can they? Footage of a river anole that was recently filmed in Costa Rica revealed that the species — Anolis oxylophus — possesses a highly unusual ability. The ...

Scientists have shown that losing a leg is not a catastrophe for lizards! Many so-called pirate lizards are thriving.

A green anole lizard that was found in a student's salad has now become a mascot in Riverside Elementary School's science lab. (Courtesy of Mark Eastburn) PRINCETON -- Sally Mabon and her ...

The bubbles the anole lizards use may act as a "physical gill" that can pull oxygen from the water while accumulated carbon dioxide escapes into the water over the surface of the bubble in a process ...

Biologists have reported the discovery of a new lizard in the Dominican Republic, strengthening a long-held theory that communities of lizards can evolve almost identically on separate islands. The ...

A new study of lizards in countries struck by hurricanes suggests cataclysmic weather can reshape entire species. An anole lizard in a wind experiment by Dr. Colin Donihue of Washington University in ...