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Semi-Aquatic Anole Lizards Use Special Bubble Over Their Nostrils to Breathe Underwater: Study | Sci.News

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Anolis lizards dive underwater when threatened and, while underwater, rebreathe a bubble of air over their nostrils.

Binghamton University scientist Lindsey Swierk demonstrated that such rebreathing serves to extend dive time in a semi-aquatic anole, Anolis aquaticus.

The paper will appear this week in the journal Biology Letters .

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