A humble little lizard has developed a clever escape route from predators – it blows a bubble over its nostrils and scuba dives to safety for 20 minutes or more. Now, a biologist has explored ...

Still, lizard scuba diving is a behavior of last resort. It’s not something that the species uses often, said Kurt Schwenk, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Connecticut who was not ...

Presenting the world's smallest (and scrappiest) scuba diver: A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators, according to ...

Like a scuba diver, the reptile is breathing a reservoir of stored oxygen. Using this bubble helps anoles prolong their stay underwater, according to Dr. Lindsey Swierk, an assistant research ...