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Almost Extinct Caribbean Lizard Makes a Comeback After Island Restoration
In 2018, researchers estimated there were fewer than 100 individuals of the critically endangered Sombrero ground lizard on ...
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Researchers identify 35 new lizard species on Caribbean islands
More information: Molly Schools et al, A new forest lizard fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Diploglossidae, Celestinae), Zootaxa (2024). DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5554.1.1 Provided by Temple ...
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Scientists witness evolution in action when two lizard species meet for the first time
In South Florida, two Caribbean lizard species met for the first time. What followed provided some of the clearest evidence to date of evolution in action. James Stroud, an assistant professor in ...
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Four Caribbean Lizards Proposed for Endangered Species Protections
“I’m relieved that these lustrous lizards will finally get the safeguards they need, but it’s tragic that three other skinks went extinct waiting for protection,” said Elise Bennett, Florida and ...
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‘James Bond’ lizard among 35 new species described from Caribbean islands
And now there’s a lizard in the Caribbean that shares his name: the James Bond forest lizard, found close to where author Ian Fleming wrote his iconic Bond novels. Researchers recently described ...
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Hurricane was expected to wipe out rare island species — but now it’s making comeback
On a remote and rocky island in the Caribbean, a rare creature is making ... One of these at-risk creatures is the Sombrero ground lizard, an unassuming black reptile with long toes and a pointed ...