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Flat lizards are UV lizards

by Whiting | Mar 21, 2011 | Augrabies flat lizards, Lab news, Sexual selection

Augrabies Flat lizards, made famous in David Attenborough’s Life in Cold Blood (Dragons of the Dry) and also in Planet Earth (Deserts) have made the news again. Our study of their visual system reveals remarkably high sensitivity to UV. In fact, they are...
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