For lizards, climate change is a deadly — and complex — threat

The spiny lizard, like other lizards, relies on sunshine and shade to regulate its body temperature. That makes the animals particularly vulnerable to climate change. (Photo by Michael Angilletta, Arizona State University, Michael Sears, Clemson University)
Lizards are expected to be hard-hit by climate change — and a new study suggests it might be even worse for some the creatures than scientists thought.
Lizards and other reptiles are sensitive to global warming because they regulate the