This lizard is a master of disguise, easily taking on the form of brown foliage to blend in with its surroundings. Uroplatus ...

Lizards can end up with two tails of equal length, or "twin tails," according to the study. But other outcomes are even more bizarre-looking, with multiple small tail "branches" emerging from the ...

A tail is a handy thing to have — it can aid in flight, swat insects, display showy plumage, grasp onto tree limbs or scare away predators with a brisk, threatening twitch. But one of the tail ...

There’s a lot to be jealous about when it comes to lizards. Some can climb walls, some are ridiculously good at hide and seek, they’ve got tails, and – perhaps coolest of all – many can ...

Back at the lab, they pulled the lizards’ tails with their fingers, coaxing them into acts of autotomy. They filmed the resulting process at 3,000 frames per second using a high-speed camera.

Losing a tail is not ideal, but getting eaten by a predator is even worse. Lizards, like the Schmidt's fringe-fingered lizard shown here, depend on a complex internal structure to help them keep ...

The tail of a leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius), has a mind of its own. Once shed from the lizard's body, the tail completes complex jumps and lunges. (Image credit: Tim Higham) ...

Study finds how lizard tails are sturdy at regular times but detach easily when needed. Findings may lead to novel designs to solve adhesion challenges in robotics and prosthetics .

There’s a lot to be jealous about when it comes to lizards. Some can climb walls, some are ridiculously good at hide and seek, they’ve got tails, and – perhaps coolest of all – many can ...