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The bearded dragon lizard, two of which are seen at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia, can be born genetically male but outwardly female when temperatures are hot enough, scientists have found. (Reuters) ...

Sex reversal One species of Australian lizard switches sex when temperatures rise in the outback, a new study has found. Central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) with male chromosomes become females ...

Hotter temperatures are messing with the gender of Australia's bearded dragon lizards, a new study finds. Dragons that are genetically male hatch as females and give birth to other lizards. And the ...