New genetic evidence may solve the long-running dispute over whether snakes evolved from lizards in the ocean or lizards on land. The latest evidence comes down firmly on the side of land. Both sides ...

That long, scaly thing slithering on the ground is probably a snake. But there’s a chance it’s not. The News & Observer spoke with local wildlife experts to learn about these reptiles — where they ...

Some lizards have evolved to be resistant to the venom of snakes, entering into a sort of evolutionary arms race with their limbless cousins. A family of lizards known as varanids has evolved ...

When you think of a lizard, you probably think of a scaly reptile with a tail and four visible limbs. The thing is, not all lizards have legs. These lizards, called glass lizards because their tails ...

The origins of snakes have baffled scientists for decades. How did these limbless, slithering predators evolve from their distant lizard ancestors? A remarkable discovery on the Isle of Skye, Scotland ...

In a study spanning four decades, researchers from the University of Hong Kong's Research Division for Ecology & Biodiversity (HKU) in the Faculty of Science, and Toho University's Department of ...

When you think of a lizard, you probably think of a scaly reptile with a tail and four visible limbs. The thing is, not all lizards have legs. These lizards, called glass lizards because their tails ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. When you think of a lizard, you probably think of a scaly reptile with a tail and four visible limbs. The thing is, not all lizards ...