New research reveals that scuba-diving lizards, described as "the chicken nuggets of the forest," use a bubble to breathe ...

A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators, ...

What's scaly, striped and breathes underwater like a scuba diver? Water anoles! These lizards can form a bubble over their ...

A particular type of semi-aquatic lizard has something truly unique to show us about the art of survival with air bubbles ...

Scientists compared one group of water anoles underwater abilities to another group whose bubble-making capacity was blocked ...

When the lizards feel threatened by a predator, they dive underwater and produce a bubble over their heads to breathe.

A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators. Credit: Lindsey Swierk Going forward, Swierk wants to figure out whether ...

A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater. (Photo by Lindsey Swierk ...

In the tropical forests of southern Costa Rica, a small, semi-aquatic lizard has evolved an unusual survival technique. Water anoles create a bubble over their nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid ...

The water anole, found in Costa Rica's tropical forests, has been observed creating a unique air bubble over its nostrils, ...

"Lizard skin is hydrophobic. Typically, that allows air to stick very tightly to the skin and permits this bubble to form," ...