Two new studies into lizard colors reveal how one species maintains its colorful diversity while others are losing their ...

Long before humans were a thing, some lizard species were finding mates using the guidelines of the human hand game, rock-paper-scissors If you live in California's Central Valley, you are probably ...

As the evening sun trickled through the forest in Malaysia, an elusive lizard searched for a bed. It settled on some plants and fell asleep. But the night would not be a restful one. “Our student ...

What if you picked up a lizard and realized there was something more under its skin? The scales of the ocellated lizard form labyrinthine patterns of black and green. This species probably evolved its ...

Three near-identical U.S. lizards have kept their identities for millions of years in a way that researchers compare to the game Rock-Paper-Scissors.

From three morphs to one: Across 220 populations, the pattern is consistent: where "Hulk" arrives, yellow and orange throat ...

Skin color patterns in animals arise from microscopic interactions among colored cells that obey equations, say investigators. Researchers report that a lizard acquires its adult skin color by ...

The color of T-shirts people wear affects escape behavior in western fence lizards, according to a study published August 9, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Breanna Putman from University ...