Tag Archive for 'Squamata'

Agriodontosaurus helsbypetrae. Image credit: Bob Nicholls.

Fossil of Oldest Known Lepidosaur Unearthed in UK

Sep 10, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have unearthed a complete skull and skeleton of a Triassic lepidosaur species — named Agriodontosaurus helsbypetrae — in the...

Life reconstruction of Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi ready to prey on a large snail of the family Bulimulidae. Image credit: Jaime Chirinos.

World’s Largest Worm Lizard Lived 47 Million Years Ago

Nov 22, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of trogonophid amphisbaenian (worm lizard) from fossilized specimens found in Tunisia. Life reconstruction...

The tokay gecko (Gekko gecko). Image credit: Duncan Leitch.

Geckos Have ‘Sixth Sense,’ Biologists Say

Oct 7, 2024 by News Staff

Geckos use the saccule — a part of their inner ear traditionally associated with maintaining balance and body positioning — to detect low-frequency...

Agasthyagama edge, an uncollected female in its habitat at the type locality in Kulamavu, Idukki district, Kerala, India. Image credit: Sandeep Das.

New Species of Kangaroo Lizard Discovered in India

Feb 2, 2024 by Natali Anderson

A research team led by University of Calicut scientists has described a new species of agamid lizard from the Indian state of Kerala. Agasthyagama edge,...

Photographs of live specimens and their habitats: (A) holotype of Calotes wangi; (B) holotype of Calotes wangi hainanensis; (C) allotype of Calotes wangi; (D) allotype of Calotes wangi hainanensis; (E, F) habitats; (G) oral cavity view. Image credit: Huang et al., doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1187.110704.

Scientists Discover New Species of Lizard in Asia

Dec 27, 2023 by Natali Anderson

Researchers have described a new species of the genus Calotes from southern China and northern Vietnam. Photographs of live specimens and their habitats:...