lizard
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I discussed lizard people and societal collapse with true believers.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The team intentionally chose the name Syrax because several traits of the fictional dragon are reflected in the newly described lizard.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Goode had a pet tortoise when he was 6 and slept with a tegu lizard in his bed as a teen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
This 2.5-inch lizard lives exclusively in the West Texas dunes, where oil and gas production has been encroaching on its territory, the groups argued.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
The drone lizard scampered through the doorway and up the first step toward the stage.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Paleontologists have not found fossils of lizards, turtles, crocodiles, or other reptiles from Cretaceous Alaska, Chiarenza said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
From the director of ‘Tiger King,’ a new docuseries examines the cold-blooded, illegal trade in lizards and the like in the 1980s and the lives of those who facilitated it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
In hard-hit areas like Le Porge, experts say insects will have perished en masse and larger creatures from toads to lizards will not have been spared either.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The site is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is recognised for its internationally important raised bog habitat, which supports a range of wildlife including adders and common lizards.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Richard knew that she would hurry to the classrooms to find some of the children and begin hunting for lizards or crickets.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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