Lonchognathosaurus Lonchognathosaurus Lonchognathosaurus was a genus of dsungaripterid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Albian-age Lower Cretaceous Lianmuqin Formation of Xinjiang, China. The genus was named in 2004 by Michael Maisch, Andreas Matzke and Sun Ge. The type species is "Lonchognathosaurus acutirostris". The genus name is derived from Greek "lonchos", "lance", "gnathos", "jaw" and "sauros", "lizard", in reference to the fact that it is a reptile with pointed jaws. The specific name means "needle snout" in Latin. "Lonchognathosaurus" is based on holotype SGP 2001/19, found near Urumqi in the southern Junggar Basin, the front portion of a skull and lower jaws that came
Sand lizard is strictly protected under UK law – as it is throughout most of Europe (it is a European Protected Species). This is in contrast to "L. a. exigua", whose Russian name translates as the "common lizard". The UK Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust coordinates conservation action for the sand lizard, including a successful captive-breeding and reintroduction programme. The female sand lizard lays eggs in loose sand in a sunny location, leaving them to be incubated by the warmth of the ground. When a female sand lizard mates with two or more males, sperm competition within the female's reproductive tract may