News tagged with tree lizard
New discovery places turtles next to lizards on family tree
(PhysOrg.com) -- Where do turtles belong on the evolutionary tree? For decades, the mystery has proven as tough to crack as the creatures' shells. With their body armor and retractable heads, turtles are such ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Rock-paper-scissors tournaments explain ecological diversity
According to classical ecology, when two species compete for the same resource, eventually the more successful species will win out while the other will go extinct. But that rule cannot explain systems such as the Amazon, ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Indonesia's dragons draw tourists to 'Jurassic' islands
They don't breathe fire but Komodo dragons -- the largest lizards in the world -- can kill a buffalo or any one of the intrepid tourists who flock to their deserted island habitats.
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Halloween horror story -- tale of the headless dragonfly
In a short, violent battle that could have happened somewhere this afternoon, the lizard made a fast lunge at the dragonfly, bit its head off and turned to run away. Lunch was served.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Demoting a dinosaur: New fossil material redefines Azendohsaurus as a peculiar early reptile
Azendohsaurus just shed its dinosaur affiliation. A careful new analysis of A. madagaskarensis -- this time based on the entire skull rather than on just teeth and jaws -- aligns this 230-million-year-old animal with a ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 18, 2010 |
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Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction
(AP) -- A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday.
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Neon blue-tailed tree lizard glides like a feather
Most lacertid lizards are content scurrying in and out of nooks and crannies in walls and between rocks. However, some have opted for an arboreal life style. Neon blue tailed tree lizards (Holaspis guentheri) leap from b ...
Jul 17, 2009 |
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