‘Who’d guess they’re the same species?’ What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters | Biodiversity | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/28/conservation-biodiversity-species-genetics-wall-lizards-aeolian-italy-aoe
#nature #science #biodiversity #diversity #reptiles #lizards
Though not scientific, i, too have observed variability in the common & wide ranging Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor) & to a lesser extent in the Kashmir Rock Agama (Laudakia tuberculata )
Of course the variability could also be because of gender, & age
Ramnarayan Kalyanaraman
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