ASU and TGen scientists for the first time identified three microRNAs associated with the regeneration of tails in the green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

In a Costa Rican rainforest, a small, semiaquatic lizard called a diving anole leaps into a stream. Minutes pass, but the anole doesn’t surface for air, as these lizards typically do.

Water anoles, a semi-aquatic lizard found in the tropical forests of southern Costa Rica. These green-brown water anoles can dive underwater to escape would-be predators — and stay there for ...

Among these fascinating creatures is the anole lizard, a small, semi-aquatic reptile that inhabits the country’s lush rainforests. Recently, Lindsey Swierk, an assistant research professor of ...

But sometimes, creatures like water anole lizards need to have a backup plan. “Water anoles have excellent camouflage, and their first line of defense after detecting a predator is to remain rea ...

They need roomy cages with tunnels, a running wheel and plenty ... Some of the more popular lizards to own include bearded dragons, chameleons, iguanas, green anoles, long-tailed grass lizards and ...

To determine an answer, Swierk divided a population of water anoles into two groups. Half the lizards were covered in an emollient that kept air from sticking to the skin, thus preventing the creation ...

Now, new research has found that a small species of lizard - called a water anole - can claim the title of world's smallest scuba diver. These lizards are not very speedy, so when camouflaging ...

In 2021, it was announced that a group of remarkable lizards had become the first vertebrates known to use bubbles for breathing underwater. It seemed anoles were using their air accessories as a ...

Reptiles are astonishingly diverse, with extraordinary adaptations such as a tiny lizard in Costa Rica that has evolved a way to “scuba dive,” according to new research. The diving anole lives ...

Invasive brown anoles inflict their own ills on our ecosystems. For one, this Cuban native nudges out native lizards. But when mosquitoes fill up on brown anole blood — as those wily little ...