Dr. Earyn McGee

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It takes a lot of energy to regrow a tail. So if they lose it when resources are scarce, that could mean game over for this little lizard.

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As you can see from the photo, this lizard has a thick and fatty tail, which acts as their pantry. Those fatty tails store energy and water for times when the Mojave Desert offers few resources.

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Like many other lizards, the western banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) can drop its tail when threatened by a predator. However, losing their tail could mean a life-or-death fight for this nocturnal species.

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It did in fact bite me after that video lol

Herp gods finally blessing me with a southern alligator lizard!

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Meaning these lizards can use chemicals to tell the difference between male and female lizards within their species.

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If a male finds a rival male’s scent mark in their territory too frequently, the male may confront the rival and chase them away. In addition to using chemosensory cues to establish territories and ward off rivals, these lizards also use chemical cues to identify potential mates.

I think this species is particularly interesting because of its ability to recognize each other through chemosensory (referring to an organ that receives and processes information provided by chemicals). These lizards will leave their scent marks to claim specific territories.

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My mentor Tien and her partner John were recently in Toledo, Spain for a wedding when they came across a Iberian wall lizard (Podarcis hispanicus).

📷: Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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One of the first things I learned about them is that the females don’t lay eggs, they give live birth. It is still one of my all time favorite lizard facts.

Learning about lizards only strengthened my desire to help humans and wildlife thrive on this planet together.

This is a big goal.

My earliest memories of lizards are catching them with cousins at a family reunion in North Carolina.

It wasn’t until I got to college that I started taking lizards seriously. That’s when I was introduced to Yarrow’s spiny lizard, Sceloporus jarrovii.

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It’s my birthday this Sunday so for this week’s challenge, I wanted to reflect on my love for lizards and why I wanted to share that love with all of you.

I wasn’t always obsessed with lizards. In fact for most of my life, I didn’t even give them a second thought.

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