Yahoo

Diving lizard’s built-in ‘scuba tank’ allows it to breathe underwater, scientists say

In a Costa Rican rainforest, a small, semiaquatic lizard called a diving anole leaps into a stream. Minutes pass, but the anole doesn’t surface for air, as these lizards typically do. Instead, the ...
The New York Times

Why This Tiny Lizard Dives With a Natural Scuba Tank

Almost every animal in the rainforest enjoys snacking on water anoles, but slippery skin and an ability to carry an air bubble underwater help them survive. By Sara Novak Water anoles, semiaquatic ...
CNN

Tiny rainforest lizards leap into water and don’t come up when expected. Scientists now know why

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Komodo dragons with iron-tipped teeth. Thirteen-foot-long ...
NPR

Meet the scuba diving lizards breathing by bubble

What's scaly, striped and breathes underwater like a scuba diver? Water anoles, a semi-aquatic lizard found in the tropical forests of southern Costa Rica. These green-brown water anoles can dive ...