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Lizards can regrow their tails after losing them.
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Is it true that Lizards can regrow their tails after losing them?
Yes. A peer-reviewed review states that many lizards can spontaneously regenerate almost their entire tail, and a reference source notes that depending on species lizards may partially regenerate a lost tail. Together these support the claim that lizards can regrow their tails after losing them.
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Gopal, M., Sami, M., & Ullasa, K. (2018). Data from: Grab my tail: evolution of dazzle stripes and colourful tails in lizards. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.156ss6b
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Autotomy - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotomy
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Jacyniak, K., McDonald, R. P., & Vickaryous, M. K. (2017). Tail regeneration and other phenomena of wound healing and tissue restoration in lizards.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.126862
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Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Reptiles - Advanced. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Adventist_Youth_Honors_Answer_Book/Nature/Reptiles_-_Advanced
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