News Animals True-pal lizards may show odd gene By Susan Milius May 24, 2006 at 8:42 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Willing to stand between the neighborhood bully and your pal next door? BULLY BOY. The large, aggressive, orange-marked lizard relentlessly harasses his neighbors. S. Mills California lizards doing just that may have a genetic quirk that scientists have been looking for since the 1960s but hardly ever found.