A species of lizard first spotted in 1991 and categorized as “lost” for the past 30 years has reappeared in South Africa. Research duo Darren Pietersen and John Davies returned to the site where the lizard was originally discovered and came across it again.
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A species of lizard first spotted in 1991 and categorized as “lost” for the past 30 years has reappeared in South Africa. Research duo Darren Pietersen and John Davies returned to the site where the lizard was originally discovered and came across it again.

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