Tag Archive for 'Biliverdin'

An artist impression of Huanansaurus ganzhouensis. Image credit: Chuang Zhao.

Modern Birds Inherited Colored Eggs from Their Dinosaur Ancestors, Study Says

Nov 2, 2018 by News Staff

Modern birds inherited their egg color from non-avian dinosaur ancestors that laid eggs in fully or partially open nests, according to new research led...

Prasinohaema prehensicauda, a green-blooded lizard with high concentrations of biliverdin, a toxic green bile pigment. Image credit: Chris Austin, Louisiana State University.

Scientists Find Four Lineages of Green-Blooded Lizards in New Guinea

May 18, 2018 by News Staff

Several species of skinks (a type of lizard) from the island of New Guinea have lime-green colored blood — which in turn results in bright green...

World’s First Glow-In-The-Dark Frog Found in Argentina

Mar 30, 2017 by Maria Gabriela Lagorio, University of Buenos Aires

Scientists in Argentina have discovered a frog that glows in moonlight and at twilight. Fluorescence in terrestrial environments had previously only been...