Incredible outback scene witnessed by Aussie farmer stuns: 'I don't like it'
There's not much an Aussie farmer can see in the wild that leaves them speechless, but a 'crazy' encounter in Western ...
Legless lizards, mouthless moths and wingless flies: Meet the minimalists of the animal world
A legless lizard? Isn't that just a snake? Not so, says ecologist David Wong. Legless lizards are more closely related to geckos than snakes. Many still sport vestigial limbs or flaps where their ...
Center for Biological Diversity3 年
Legless Lizard in California One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
McKITTRICK, Calif.— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Temblor legless lizard may qualify for protection ...
Center for Biological Diversity2 年
Temblor Legless Lizard Wins California Endangered Species Act Protections
LOS ANGELES— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously agreed today to protect the Temblor legless lizard under the ...
scmp.com12 年
What's that on the leaf?
"But legless lizards still count on their spine to be ... Skinks normally lay eggs, but some in Australia have evolved to give birth to live young. "If there is a lot of predatory pressure on ...
Yahoo29 天
World’s largest worm lizards’ teeth crushed snail shells 50 million years ago
Slithering up to three feet long, the reptile belongs to a new genus and species of amphisbaenians, a “charismatic group” of “legless lizards” that has “attracted and puzzled researchers ...