Snakes do it faster, better: How a group of scaly, legless lizards hit the evolutionary jackpot
February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 22 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
An Australian "snake-lizard" (Lialis burtonis).This species shares numerous similarities with snakes, including loss of limbs and highly flexible skull. But it is an entirely different type of reptile. It is, in fact, a gecko, and is only distantly related to snakes. The snake-lizard is a specialized predator of other lizards and thus has a diet that is also more similar to snakes than it . . .
An Australian "snake-lizard" (Lialis burtonis).This species shares numerous similarities with snakes, including loss of limbs and highly flexible skull. But it is an entirely different type of reptile. It is, in fact, a gecko, and is only distantly related to snakes. The snake-lizard is a specialized predator of other lizards and thus has a diet that is also more similar to snakes than it . . .