Snakes and lizards have distinct body movement patterns. Lizards bend from side to side as they retract their legs to walk or run. Snakes, on the other hand, slither and undulate, like a wave that ...

Lizards possess a remarkable survival strategy where their tails detach and continue to wriggle, distracting predators and ...

We used GPS-based radiotelemetry to quantify diel activity patterns and movements by two species of large scincid lizards in the Australian wet-dry tropics. From an average of 63 days tracking of 54 ...

Discover the Spider-Man lizard, a real-life marvel of East Africa. With a fiery red head and deep blue body, this agile rock-dwelling reptile dazzles during mating season.

Using biological experiments, robot models, and a geometric theory of locomotion, researchers investigate how and why intermediate lizard species, with their elongated bodies and short limbs, might ...