Bi-colored lizard named after David Attenborough

Researchers have named a brightly colored new flat lizard Platysaurus attenboroughi, after broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough. Attenborough is known worldwide for his numerous documentary films on natural history, many involving reptiles and amphibians.

"We thought it fitting the lizard be named after the world-famous naturalist after he made famous a closely related flat lizard species in the BBC series 'Life in Cold Blood'" - Dr. Martin Whiting - Macquarie University

To read the full article at CBS News click here. Photo Dr. Martin Whiting