Editing Lizard (section)

===[[Diurnality]] and [[thermoregulation#Behavioral temperature regulation|thermoregulation]]===
The majority of lizard species are [[Diurnality|active during the day]],<ref name="Pianka-Vitt86"/> though some are [[nocturnality|active at night]], notably geckos. As [[ectotherm]]s, lizards have a limited ability to regulate their body temperature, and must seek out and bask in sunlight to gain enough heat to become fully active.<ref>Pianka and Vitt, pp. 32–37.</ref> Thermoregulation behavior can be beneficial in the short term for lizards as it allows the ability to buffer environmental variation and endure climate warming.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Buckley |first1=Lauren B. |last2=Ehrenberger |first2=Joseph C. |last3=Angilletta |first3=Michael J. |date=2015 |title=Thermoregulatory behaviour limits local adaptation of thermal niches and confers sensitivity to climate change |journal=Functional Ecology |volume=29 |issue=8 |pages=1038–1047 |doi=10.1111/1365-2435.12406 |jstor=48577009 |issn=0269-8463|doi-access=free |bibcode=2015FuEco..29.1038B }}</ref>

In high altitudes, the [[Podarcis hispanicus|''Podarcis hispaniscus'']] responds to higher temperature with a darker dorsal coloration to prevent UV-radiation and background matching. Their thermoregulatory mechanisms also allow the lizard to maintain their ideal body temperature for optimal mobility.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ortega|first1=Jesús|last2=Martín|first2=José|last3=Crochet|first3=Pierre-André|last4=López|first4=Pilar|last5=Clobert|first5=Jean|date=2019-03-15|title=Seasonal and interpopulational phenotypic variation in morphology and sexual signals of Podarcis liolepis lizards|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=14|issue=3|pages=e0211686|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0211686|issn=1932-6203|pmc=6419997|pmid=30875384|bibcode=2019PLoSO..1411686O|doi-access=free}}</ref>