Lizards

Reptiles are helping us better understand threats to Australia’s biodiversity thumbnail image

Sciences & Technology

Reptiles are helping us better understand threats to Australia’s biodiversity

A new study explores how bushfires and land clearing are influencing the environmental preferences of some of Australia’s unique reptiles

The story in the bones of lizards and frogs thumbnail image

Sciences & Technology

The story in the bones of lizards and frogs

Highly detailed CT scans of the tiny fossilised bones of Australia’s lizards and frogs are telling scientists an important story of adaptation and extinction in a changing climate

The sleepy lizard awakens new tools for climate change research thumbnail image

Sciences & Technology

The sleepy lizard awakens new tools for climate change research

The way Australia’s sleepy lizard reacts to water shortages gives us an insight into the effects of climate change on animals

Lizards keep it local when it comes to colour change thumbnail image

Sciences & Technology

Lizards keep it local when it comes to colour change

Bearded dragon lizards can change colour to match their environment, but biologists find the colour range is dependent on geography

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