A tiny lizard tail preserved in 99-million-year-old amber reveals ancient evidence of a survival strategy still used by ...

A lizard tail trapped in approximately 99-million-year-old amber from northern Myanmar (left), alongside a three-dimensional ...

A tiny piece of amber from Myanmar has captured a defensive maneuver that lizards still use today: shedding part of their tail to escape a predator.

Have you ever seen a lizard lose its tail and noticed something strange? Even after being completely separated from the body, the detached tail may continue to twist, jump or wriggle for several ...

A lizard making a dramatic escape, leaving its tail wriggling behind as it darts to safety, is an image familiar to many.

Monitor lizards are often confused with common house lizards. At first glance, both have long bodies, sharp claws and extended tails. When people see a small wall lizard drop its tail and run away, ...