The mysterious tail of Aptostichus ramirezae: A spider with a tail like a scorpion

A rare trapdoor spider, Aptostichus ramirezae, discovered in Iran, features a tail-like appendage, a trait thought extinct ...
First Coast News

Invasive Agama lizard sightings rise in Florida; scientists raise public health concerns

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — A First Coast News crew was walking through Dutton Island Preserve in Atlantic Beach, filming video for a story when something caught their attention. Stradling a guardrail was ...
Seattle Times

‘Pirate lizards’ can get around on 3 legs

Scientists have long thought that a lizard losing a leg should be a death sentence. New evidence seems to overturn this assumption, showing that some lizards can not only survive, but even thrive ...
The New York Times

‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs

Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive. Trilobites Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 ...
IndieWire

After ‘The Smashing Machine’ Disappointment, Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson’s Next Project ‘Lizard Music’ Lands at United Artists

The Rock stars in the film as Chicken Man, a man in his seventies trying to find a secret society of lizard musicians. “Lizard Music” though is even stranger, a book adaptation that concerns lizard ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie’s Next Movie ‘Lizard Music’ Lands at Amazon MGM

United Artists and Scott Stuber are behind the package adapting Daniel Pinkwater's novel. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter The next feature collaboration between Dwayne Johnson and Benny ...
Phys.org

3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild

We are lizard biologists, and to do our work we need to catch lizards—never an easy task with such fast, agile creatures. Years ago, one of us was in the Bahamas chasing a typically uncooperative ...
The Conversation

NZ’s native lizards are at risk from land development – future policy must ensure better protection

Christopher K. Woolley receives funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment's Endeavour Fund. He is affiliated with the Society for Research of Amphibians and Reptiles. Jono ...
WRAL

One killed in fiery crash on US-64 West near Lizard Lick Road

A Zebulon man died Wednesday morning in a fiery crash on U.S. Highway 64 West near Lizard Lick Road. Zebulon Fire Department, State Highway Patrol and Wake County Sheriff deputies shut down US-64 West ...
Phys.org

Lizard genetics provide new perspective on evolution

Some colorful lizards and a mathematical formula from the finance sector have been used to build a new framework to model evolution. Developed by Dr. Simone Blomberg from The University of ...
Deadline.com

Benny Safdie Says Next Dwayne Johnson Team-Up ‘Lizard Music’ Is For His Kids: “I Want Them To Feel Those Feelings”

Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie attend the Los Angeles premiere of A24's 'The Smashing Machine' on Sept. 29, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images After Deadline exclusively ...