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In cities, she found, these lizards evolved longer legs relative to their body size, allowing them to crawl up metal pipes.

“The Lizard and El Sol,” staged at local parks as well as in the Playhouse courtyard, tells the charming tale of a lizard in search of the newly missing sun.

A growing body of evidence suggests animals are shape shifting to cope with climate change, including birds, lizards and insects.

The wild, flat landscapes dotted with gorse and heather are known for their wildlife, including rare species like the sand lizard, woodlark and silver-studded blue butterfly.

Common species such as the fence lizard could serve as a benchmark for scientists monitoring rarer or more elusive creatures.