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U.S. scientists in Puerto Rico say one species has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas.
"Understanding how animals adapt to urban environments can help us focus our conservation efforts on the species that need it the most..."
The Puerto Rican crested anole has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas, scientists say.
U.S. scientists in Puerto Rico have found that forest-dwelling lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city
Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found.