Saskatchewan scientists work to protect blood-squirting lizard

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Here’s something you don’t see every day -- a lizard that shoots blood out of its eyes.

But if you’re travelling to Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan and you’re very, very lucky, you might just catch a glimpse of the Greater Short-Horned Lizard, also known as Canada’s version of the iguana.

Biologists are conducting a study of the creature, which is also found in southeast Alberta, aiming to help move it off Canada’s list of “at-risk” species.

Dr. Shelley Pruss is a species conservation specialist, part of a group of biologists with Parks Canada who are trying to learn more about the lizard.

She says they’ve only seen it once, partly because it is hard to spot due to its camouflaging armour.

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