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

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

You might not think they're common in the Midwest, but five species of lizard are found in Ohio.There are about 90 species of lizards in America. Most species are native to the southwest. According to ...

We are lizard biologists, and to do our work we need to catch lizards – never an easy task with such fast, agile creatures. Years ago, one of us was in the Bahamas chasing a typically uncooperative ...

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

A surprising study on the behavior of unrelated lizards in very different parts of the world has demonstrated how evolution can lead to different species learning the same skills. The study documents ...