NPR

Forest lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers say

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. The Puerto Rican crested ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

The 'gazillions' of lizards in Cincinnati could actually guard us from Lyme disease

For more than 70 years, thousands of common wall lizards, known as Lazarus lizards, have scurried across sidewalks and lurked in gardens in Cincinnati. They're all over the city, but the reptiles aren ...
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 ...
FOX8 Cleveland

Exotic lizards thriving in Ohio’s wild

(WJW) — In honor of World Lizard Day Thursday, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is celebrating the few, but mighty species of lizards that can be found in the Buckeye State. According to an ...
NPR

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 ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Is that a snake or one of NC’s 3 legless lizards? How to tell them apart

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina is home to three legless lizard species, often mistaken for snakes. Glass lizards differ from snakes with ear openings ...