Rising Global Temperatures Cooking Lots of Lizards

ABC ^ | Thursday, 13 May 2010 | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID

[Willie Green]

Lots of leapin' lizards living no longer; researchers say global warming threatens reptiles

Sometimes it can be too darn hot even for a lizard.

Cold-blooded creatures that have to soak up the rays to get going might seem like the last animals you would expect to be threatened by global warming.

Well, you would be wrong, researchers say.

It turns out lizards are going extinct in many places, and scientists who have studied them say it's because of rising temperatures. The heats affects reproduction.

"The results were clear. These lizards need to bask in the sun to warm up, but if it gets too hot they have to retreat into the shade, and then they can't hunt for food," said Barry Sinervo of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

He said he was "stunned and saddened" by the finding, reported in Friday's edition of the journal Science.

[US Navy Vet]

Where’s James Carville?!

[AU72]

But there's been no warming for 10 years!

Aww why let the facts get in the way of a good sob story.

[T-Bird45]

So when can we expect the Geico gecko to go TU?

[cardinal4]

Apparently there is one born every second, as opposed to the minute that ‘Ol PT claimed....

[Average Al]

Sounds like a lot of B.S. Chances are they are turning in to lunch for something else!

[a fool in paradise]

[Smokin' Joe]

So all we have to do is round up the lizards and send them to starving people where they will cook on their own? Hot lunch!

[Texas resident]

Bring on the fries and tarter sauce.

Lizard.....It’s what’s for dinner.
And it’s the other white meat.

[a fool in paradise]

It's been all downhill since the Lizard King died.

[Nervous Tick]

Hey, what a coincidence... today, right here on FR, I read that Little Orphan Annie was on the verge of extinction!

[DeaconRed]

Thats funny we lost a whole bunch this year, here in sunny Florida due to extreme cold.

[Puppage]

Lizard...the other white meat

[ZULU]

They can get a job at Geico.

[EggsAckley]

“University of California, Santa Cruz.”

No shortage of lizards here in Santa Cruz. In fact, I’ve seen more this year than ever.

[NeoCaveman]

Cooking Lot Lizards?

That’s just wrong.

[Nervous Tick]

I can’t say I’ve ever tried one, but Kitty sure likes ‘em!

[sniper63]

Free food for the homeless, tastes just like chicken.....

[Tarpon]

We had a major die off of lizards locally, they froze to death We also lost massive numbers of coconut palms, due to the cold. Some said it was about 25% of Miami’s total palms died. Which I assume was all due to the global warming.

These nut cases are trying to help the global warming nutcases scam the American people. Odd the climate HOAX bill was introduced yesterday.

[a fool in paradise]

Did I really have to see his lizard?