Researchers “nosing around” in Ecuador have come across a species of lizard thought to be extinct for 50 years. After three years of searching, photographers and researchers found the elusive ...

This ain't no lie: The Pinocchio lizard was thought to be extinct for 50 years, but has been rediscovered in the cloud forests of Ecuador. After searching for the long-nosed animal for three years, a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Pinocchio lizard — the anole with the ...

For more than 50 years, scientists thought that the horned anole lizard -- sometimes called the "Pinocchio Lizard" for its long, protruding nose -- was extinct. But it turns out this is a tall tale.

A long lizard nose is an important part of their social interactions and a unique aspect of the natural history of this remarkable lizard. Scientists say the more they know about its behavior, the ...