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Why does this lizard bite its own tail?

With its tiny, spiky body, the armadillo girdled lizard (Ouroborus cataphractus) looks like a baby dragon and has a defensive ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Research camera captures first sighting of 'lost' creature unseen for more than 50 years: 'These records confirm [its] continued existence'

Researchers collected a tissue sample for genetic analysis to help determine its biological classification. Research camera ...
Nature

Lizard Tail Regeneration and Tissue Repair

Lizard tail regeneration represents a remarkable example of epimorphic regeneration in amniote vertebrates, offering insights into tissue repair processes that contrast sharply with the scarring ...
The Conversation

Surprise results in search for South African lizard species that have been missing for decades

Krystal Tolley receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as “lost ...
The Mail & Guardian

After 53 years without sightings, elusive lizard found alive

Researchers from the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) have rediscovered a lizard species not seen for more than half a century, confirming the survival of what conservationists had long feared might be ...