Lizards possess a remarkable survival strategy where their tails detach and continue to wriggle, distracting predators and allowing the lizard to escape. This ability, controlled by nerves within the ...

Autotomy refers to the ability to purposefully detach one's own tail. This behavior is seen in lizards. Read here to learn ...

A pet owner has shared what her lizard looks like while shedding his skin—with people comparing the reptile to "ground beef." Animal lover Dani regularly shares videos of her foster and rescue animals ...

Monitor lizards are often confused with common house lizards. At first glance, both have long bodies, sharp claws and extended tails. When people see a small wall lizard drop its tail and run away, ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---University of Michigan ecologists and their colleagues have answered a question that has puzzled biologists for more than a century: What is the main factor that determines a lizard ...

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the United Arab Emirates and the U.S. has discovered the mechanism that allows lizards to maintain a tail during normal activities and ...

Skin-shedding in reptiles is a crucial natural bodily process. Some people think that only snakes and lizards shed, but this is untrue. It’s an essential part of life for all reptiles for a variety of ...

Many animals rely on movement to find prey and avoid predators. Movement is also an essential component of the territorial displays of lizards, comprising tail, limb, head and whole-body movements.