Herbstosaurus Herbstosaurus Herbstosaurus is the name given to a genus of pterosaur that lived during the Jurassic period, in what is now Argentina. In 1969 Argentine paleobotanist Rafael Herbst in the province Neuquén at Picun Leufú dug up a piece of sandstone holding a number of disarticulated bones of a small reptile. At the time it was assumed the rock dated from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian), about 163 million years ago. In 1974/1975 paleontologist Rodolfo Magín Casamiquela named the find as a new genus. The type species is "Herbstosaurus pigmaeus". The genus name honours Herbst and connects his name to Greek
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