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Why are there so many lizards in Australia? The ancient climate holds a clue

Written by Janne Torkkola, PhD Student, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University

Prickly forest skink (_Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae_).Will-Hunt/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC

If you travel around Australia, you will find an incredible diversity of lizards.

The three-toed snake-tooth skink (Saiphos reticulatus), for example, is a peculiarly long and stumpy legged reptile that burrows in rainforest and is covered in a brilliant orange...

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