When threatened by a predator, many lizard species can shed their tails—a phenomenon known as autotomy. The tail detaches along specialized fracture planes within the vertebrae, a defense ...

Tracktail Lizards wander out in the open, so they shouldn’t be too difficult to spot in the terrain. They either crawl along the floor on their bellies, or stand tall on their tails on the ...

“He said his gardener saw a giant lizard in the shed. I went inside the shed with ... inside before I left and that is when I saw its tail sticking out from under a crate.” ...