Can the loss of a common lizard targeted by mosquitoes for blood meals lead to more people contracting diseases like West ...

“Lizard skin is hydrophobic. Typically, that allows air to stick very tightly to the skin and permits this bubble to form.

Upon diving, these anoles exhale to create a bubble that surrounds their head, held on by the lizards' water-repelling skin. "When water anoles dive, their hydrophobic ("water-repelling") skin ...

Now, a biologist has explored exactly how it works. Anolis aquaticus, or the water anole, is a common lizard species native to Central America. This small, semi-aquatic creature was long known to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scuba-diving lizards have an aquatic trick up their sleeves: They can create air bubbles on their foreheads to breathe underwater, enabling them to stay submerged for long periods and escape ...

Scuba-diving lizards described as "the chicken nuggets of the forest" use a bubble to breathe underwater and escape predators, reveals new research. Water anoles - a type of semi-aquatic lizard ...

Scuba-diving lizards described as "the chicken nuggets of the forest" use a bubble to breathe underwater and escape predators, reveals new research. Water anoles - a type of semi-aquatic lizard found ...