Sentences with phrase «sailfin dragons»
Siler and colleagues found that current laws in the Philippines protect less than 10 % of existing habitats that are suitable for sailfin dragons.
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To learn more about the enigmatic animals, Siler and his colleagues swept the black markets of Manila, a trade hub, collecting DNA samples from the toenails and scales of 20 sailfin dragons between 2011 and 2012.
A genetic investigation into the illegal trade of sailfin dragons has unearthed a surprise: a new species of the rainbow - colored lizards that resemble small dinosaurs.
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Sailfin lizards from Sulawesi in Indonesia were originally grouped with the species from New Guinea more than 140 years ago, but the genetic survey suggests that Sulawesi dragons are a separate lineage, the team reports in the January issue of Biological Conservation.