Wall lizards shed light on how animals prevent harm in territorial disputes
While darker male wall lizards are more aggressive and often win, their color does not seem to affect how rivals react to ...
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Aggressive wall lizard provides clues to understanding evolution
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied this phenomenon in a specific type of large, bright green and aggressive common wall lizard found near the Mediterranean. They discovered ...
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A new reptile on the block
It’s not that Collins, a herpetologist, wasn’t familiar with the Italian Wall lizard. It just wasn’t supposed to be in Lawrence. But 40 years after the first such critters were set loose in ...
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Warning of stowaway snakes and tree-frogs hiding in pot plants
Els Fransen Ravon Italian wall lizard found on a potted plant imported to The Netherlands "Adult snakes and lizards are just the tip of the iceberg," said Prof William Sutherland, of the ...
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Snakes in potted olive trees 'tip of the iceberg' of ornamental plant trade hazards, say researchers
Continental European snakes, geckos and Italian wall lizards are making their way to northern Europe undetected among imports of ornamental olive trees destined for gardens and green spaces.
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U.S. Border Wall Endangers Mexican World Heritage Site
The species obstructed by the wall include the Sonoran pronghorn, flat-tail horned lizard, Yuma fringe-toed lizard, Sonoyta pupfish, Sonoyta mud turtle, lesser long-nose and fish-eating bats, Goode’s ...