Cute or scary? Colorful woodlizard species discovered in Peru

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 20:00 in Biology & Nature

Scientists say they're intrigued by two new species of woodlizards found in the Peruvian jungle, and not just because of their scary-cool looks.The lizards, described in the open-access journal Zookeys, were found in Cordillera Azul National Park, which was created to protect Peru's largest mountain rainforest. The area includes some of the country's least-explored forests.The males of both specie...

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