The green anole lizard, the first reptile to have its genes sequenced, may provide scientists with clues about how animals and humans came to reproduce on land, a study said. Reptiles, unlike their amphibian and fish cousins, don’t lay eggs in water. By comparing the genome of the green anole lizard, a five-inch sized tree and shrub dweller from the southeastern U.S., with that of other animals, scientists can learn about how reproduction made its way from sea to land, according to a paper published in the journal Nature.
