Iowa Public Radio

Research finds lizards who lose their limbs not only survive but thrive

One day, Jonathan Losos found himself trying to capture a lizard on a research trip near the Bahamas. He's a professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis. JONATHAN LOSOS: It was a wily ...
WWLTV

Invasive Agama lizard sightings rise in Florida; scientists raise public health concerns

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — A First Coast News crew was walking through Dutton Island Preserve in Atlantic Beach, filming video for a story when something caught their attention. Stradling a guardrail was ...
WOSU Public Media

Ohio Wesleyan’s ‘Lizard League’ is tracking Cincinnati’s cold-blooded invaders

For Cincinnatians, the sight of a small lizard scurrying across a sidewalk or hanging out on an alley wall isn’t surprising. For more than 70 years, European common wall lizards, known locally as ...
The New York Times

‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs

Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive. Trilobites Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 ...
Odessa American

Fish and Wildlife Service extends public comment period for dunes sagebrush lizard

ALBUQUERQUE The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is extending the public comment period seeking public input on a proposal to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as endangered under the Endangered Species ...