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

Swierk applied a substance to the lizards’ skin that prevented bubble formation. Without air bubbles, the lizards couldn’t ...

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

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 ...

Not only are the lizards able to stay underwater for an extended period of time, they do so by creating air bubbles on their snouts that they “rebreathe,” Swierk said in a study published Sept. 18 in ...

A semiaquatic lizard called a diving anole produces a special bubble atop its head to breathe underwater and avoid predators ...

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 ...

Almost every animal in the rainforest enjoys snacking on water anoles, but slippery skin and an ability to carry an air bubble underwater help them survive.

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. (Photo by Lindsey Swierk ...

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