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Florida weather forecast: Cloudy with a chance of falling iguanas
By Mindy Weisberger published
Low temperatures in Florida prompted an unusual warning from the National Weather Service.

Frogs, Toads, Lizards and Bats ... Were Found in Bagged Salads
By Mindy Weisberger published
Eat more salad, they said. It's good for you, they said.

WATCH: First-Ever Footage of a Lizard Breathing Underwater
By Mindy Weisberger published
Lizards can't breathe underwater — or can they?

Hail the Lizard King. T. Rex's Puny Arms Were Useful After All.
By Laura Geggel published
The ferocious dinosaur wants people to stop mocking its tiny arms.

There Be Dragons: 6-Foot-Long Lizard Terrifies Florida Family
By Mindy Weisberger published
In Florida, a giant lizard has one family too scared to use their pool.

Death-Defying Lizards Fly Off Sticks During Leaf-Blower Wind Experiment
By Colin Donihue published
Only the strongest survive.

This 240-Million-Year-Old Reptile Is the 'Mother of All Lizards'
By Mindy Weisberger published
The tiny creature gave rise to all squamates, a group that includes lizards and snakes.

We Still Don't Know Why These Lizards Have Lime-Green Blood
By Laura Geggel published
A new evolutionary investigation finds that skinks likely evolved to have green blood a total of four different times throughout history.
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