Evolving now....

by veya_victaous Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:06 am

http://www.zgeek.com/evolution-caught-in-action-in-australia/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/09/100901-science-animals-evolution-australia-lizard-skink-live-birth-eggs/

"Evolution has been caught in the act, according to scientists who are decoding how a species of Australian lizard is abandoning egg-laying in favor of live birth.

Along the warm coastal lowlands of New South Wales (map), the yellow-bellied three-toed skink lays eggs to reproduce. But individuals of the same species living in the state’s higher, colder mountains are almost all giving birth to live young.
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by veya_victaous Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:10 am

pretty cool, seems like this single spieces will soon become 2 distinct ones.

I have wondered before how it worked for lizards as most lay eggs but a lot of the Skink family give birth to live young (I have pet Blue tounges Lizards that have given birth)

by Ben Reilly Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:10 pm

Oh wow, that actually gives me goosebumps Smile

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