A team of evolutionary biologists, including faculty at the State University of New York at Binghamton, says some Anales lizards have adapted to re-breathing the exhaled air underwater using bubbles attached to their noses. The lizard, which lives along a new tropical stream, often dives into the water and stays underwater for up to 16 minutes. Lindsey Swierk, an assistant research professor of biological sciences at Binghamton University, documented the animal’s behavior in Costa Rica in 2019 and was shocked…
