"Lizards" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Reptiles within the order Squamata that generally possess limbs, moveable EYELIDS, and EXTERNAL EAR openings, although there are some species which lack one or more of these structures.
| Descriptor ID |
D008116
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.833.393
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| Concept/Terms |
Gila Monsters- Gila Monsters
- Gila Monster
- Monster, Gila
- Monsters, Gila
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lizards" by people in Profiles.
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Genome-scale molecular systematics of Madagascar's occipital-lobed chameleons reveals polyphyly and mito-nuclear discordances. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2026 Nov; 224:108689.
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Habitat use, selection, and population density of chameleon communities (Calumma spp.) in the fragmented central highlands forests of Madagascar. BMC Ecol Evol. 2025 12 10; 25(1):137.
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3D anatomical atlas of the heads of male and female adult Chamaeleo calyptratus. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2026 Aug; 309(8):1937-1969.
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Genomic signatures of adaptation in native lizards exposed to human-introduced fire ants. Nat Commun. 2025 01 02; 16(1):89.
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Unravelling the structural variation of lizard osteoderms. Acta Biomater. 2022 07 01; 146:306-316.
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Changes in selection pressure can facilitate hybridization during biological invasion in a Cuban lizard. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 10 19; 118(42).
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A chromosome-level genome assembly for the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), a reptile model for physiological and evolutionary ecology. Gigascience. 2021 10 01; 10(10).
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Culture-enriched community profiling improves resolution of the vertebrate gut microbiota. Mol Ecol Resour. 2022 Jan; 22(1):122-136.
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Comparative cranial biomechanics in two lizard species: impact of variation in cranial design. J Exp Biol. 2021 03 11; 224(Pt 5).
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Microraptor with Ingested Lizard Suggests Non-specialized Digestive Function. Curr Biol. 2019 07 22; 29(14):2423-2429.e2.