Models of life history evolution typically assume a balance between the benefits of current reproductive activity and the costs to future reproductive success or survivorship, but empirical studies ...

Climate change could see dozens of lizard species becoming extinct within the next 50 years, according to new research. The often one-directional evolutionary adaptation of certain lizard species' ...

LINCOLN, England, March 6 (UPI) -- Global warming could lead to extinction within 50 years of lizard species whose embryos are retained with their mothers' bodies, British researchers say. Dozens of ...

For a normal reproductive cycle to occur, female Lacerta sicula must be exposed to a relatively low temperature during the autumn season. When animals captured between September and January are held ...

For most animals, reproduction is straightforward: Some species lay eggs, while others give birth to live babies. But our recent research uncovered a fascinating mix between the two modes of ...

Geckos and lizards, though similar, have distinct differences. All geckos are lizards, but not all lizards are geckos. Geckos are typically smaller with unique toe pads for climbing, nocturnal habits, ...

More than 40 years ago, Bill Neaves, then a young Ph.D. student, discovered how an all-female, asexual species of the whiptail lizard came to be. He found that the lizard was a cross between the ...

Despite their cold-blooded reputation, tegu lizards boost their body heat while on the prowl for a mate, biologists report January 22 in Science Advances. Like other ectotherms, South American tegu ...

Researchers have bred a new species of all-female lizard, mimicking a process that has happened naturally in the past but has never been directly observed. "It's recreating the events that lead to new ...

Climate change could lead to dozens of species of lizards becoming extinct within the next 50 years, according to new research published today. Globally it has been observed that lizards with ...