Lizards are evolving at hyper speed in Puerto Rican cities. These turbocharged genetic adaptations mean they can run and move faster than their countryside cousins. But why? Evolutionary biologists Shane Campbell-Staton and Kristin Winchell are studying how the urban environment is spurring rapid genetic adaptations in this lizard species. Listen to the Ted Radio Hour episode: https://n.pr/3Hv32uH | NPR
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Lizards are evolving at hyper speed in Puerto Rican cities. These turbocharged genetic adaptations mean they can run and move faster than their countryside cousins. But why? Evolutionary biologists Shane Campbell-Staton and Kristin Winchell are studying how the urban environment is spurring rapid genetic adaptations in this lizard species. Listen to the Ted Radio Hour episode: https://n.pr/3Hv32uH | NPR
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🇨🇷 La serpiente Oxyrhopus petolarius es una especie de serpiente de la familia Colubridae. La especie alcanza un tamaño de hasta 112 cm de longitud total y tiene sus colmillos en la parte trasera y su saliva es tóxica para los lagartos del género Anolis. Se alimentan de lagartos, ranas, pequeños roedores, pájaros y probablemente de otras serpientes.🇺🇸 The Oxyrhopus petolarius snake is a species of snake of the Colubridae family. The species reaches a size of up to 112 cm in total length and
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