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Lizards
Lizards are a type of scaled reptile that can be found worldwide except in Antarctica. There are approximately 3,800 subspecies, including chameleons, geckos and Komodo dragons. In this category, there are questions and information relating to lizards.
3,425 Questions
What happens when you kill a Gila monster?
One of the main reasons gerbils have long tails is to give predators something to grab on to. If a hawk or fox caught a gerbil by the tail, the tail could break off and the gerbil could escape.
Tail breakage is the number one medical concern for gerbils. It happens all the time because their bodies are MADE that way.
If the tail starts to die even more, or it smells bad and has green pus, or the gerbil acts weird, you need to take him to the vet.
Most gerbils recover from this with no problems. Your biggest worry would be infections. I saw this on yahoo answers.
How does a desert lizard adapt to the desert?
During the hottest part of the day, lizards stay underground. They emerge to feed only in the early morning or evening when the temperatures are cooler. Some go into a summer hibernation called estivation during the hottest time of the summer.
How many arms and legs do frill neck lizards have?
Four legs no arms. that is based on the premise that one walks on legs.
What is the defense of the axolotl?
Like most other creatures, an axolotl will flee when in danger. When cornered, they will bite/snap at their assailants.
How many many kinds of lizards are there that can kill you?
i would imagine because their so close to snakes
AnswerYes,there is only one poisonous species in the world named Heloderma inhabiting Central America.
Answer
Incorrect. There are two poisonous lizard species in the World: Gila Monster, and the Mexican Horned Lizard.
The real answer
no there are two the Mexican beaded lizard and the Gila monster that's the right answer
That is actually incorrect as well.
There are 3 lizards that contain posion glands. The Gila Monster, the Mexican Bearded Lizard, and the Komodo Dragon.
Originally the Komodo Dragon was thought to kill its prey using The bacteria in their mouths. But just this year we were able to dissect and identify that they do indeed have poison glands in which they use to kill.
incorrect again the komodo dragon is not poisonous on the Gila monster and something else i forgot lol
There are about 1500 species of lizard that have poison glans. The komodo was thefirst to be identified, except for the commonly know and mentioned two. After that about 1500 species have been confirmed to have poison glans. they were evolved a long time ago and many species lack a means of utilizing the poison and usually the poison is very weak. snakes took a step forward on the lizards with their fangs.
What color is a komodo dragons eggs?
green/gray
Adult Komodo dragons are greenish-gray to black in colour. They also have yellow and black spots on its freckled skin. Young juveniles are yellow or green in colour. However these reptiles do undergo a colour change during their life time. It is a sign of maturity and fully grown up adults have a greenish earthen colour. They also have a forked tongue similar to snakes that's yellow in colour. Hope this helps!:-)
Geckos live up to 20 years in captivity. captivity means kept by humans.
Are red and brown lizards are poisonous?
Yes and no.
Green iguana lizards do have venom-secreting glands on both their upper and lower jaws. Like even on of some monitor lizards (the best known being the Komodo Dragon), their venom reduces blood pressure and prevents blood coagulation, resulting in shock to the victim. However, because if the green iguana's size and the inefficient method of delivery of this venom, it poses no threat to humans or animals larger than itself. Used purely for the purpose of subduing small prey, the toxins in a green iguana's bite will do little more than cause throbbing at the bite site in a human.
How big to cages need to be for lizards?
fe Cage should be as tall as the iguana is long(including tail), and its footprint should be at least the total lengtth of the animal by half its total length. S a 6ft(1.8 m) iguana could live in a 6x6x3 ft enclosure.
Can a lizard eat a grasshopper?
Yes they do. Chameleons eat small insects with the use of their long tongue.
How are lizards and spiders alike?
they are alike because they have legs
reproduce
eat other animals
kingdom
cold blooded temperature changes (like the other person said)
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looks
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How do Komodo Dragons kill people?
Previous theories about how Komodo dragons kill their prey have been proven to be false.
For many years, it was believed that Komodo dragons killed their prey by biting them, which would inject bacteria into the wound. The prey would not die immediately, but usually within two days, during which the Komodo dragon would continue to follow it, until it died. After all, according to the National Geographic, the saliva of the Komodo dragon carries between 50 and 80 different types of bacteria. However, scientists were sceptical about this theory, as the short time it took prey to die was inconsistent with the amount of time normally taken for bacteria to cause death.
More recently, scientists have discovered that the bite of the Komodo dragon delivers a powerful venom which thins the blood if its prey, increasing blood flow and creating a state of shock in the victim. The gaping wound caused by the Komodo dragon's sharp teeth enable the venom to flow more easily.
What is a lizards closest relative?
Dinosaurs became extinct from starvation, they did not evolve into any other species who's descendants live today.
The closest thing you can get to naming an animal who were contemporary with dinosaurs are sharks, and alligators.
Is lizard a native Australian animal?
There is a great variety of both native and introduced animals in Australia.
Australia's most common native animals are marsupials. These are the pouched mammals (some pouches are nothing more than a flap of skin) and include:
- some sixty species of kangaroo, including wallaroo, potoroo, pademelon, rufous rat-kangaroo and wallaby (note: the rat-kangaroo is quite different to the kangaroo rat of North America)
- koala
- wombat
- possum (not opossum)
- glider
- potoroo
- bandicoot, including the bilby
- quokka
- quoll
- Tasmanian Devil
- phascogale
- dunnart
- cuscus
- bettong
- nabarlek
- numbat
- antechinus
- native hopping mouse
There are many marine mammals, including dolphins, and the very unique dugong, or sea-cow. The only placental mammals native to Australia are bats, of which there are over 80 species, bush rats and native hopping mice (rodents, not marsupials), of which there are several species. Dingoes are not truly native, not having originated here: they came with the Aborigines thousands of years ago, and for this reason are not necessarily considered to be truly native.
Monotremes (egg laying mammals) are also native to Australia. These include the platypus and the short-beaked echidna.
Native birds include:
- emu and southern cassowary, Australia's only flightless birds
- kookaburra
- budgerigar
- magpie
- lyrebird
- brush turkey
- friar bird
- little penguin
- bowerbird
- many varieties of lorikeets, rosellas and parrots, including the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Gang-Gang Cockatoo, corella, mulga parrot and the Galah
- Australia's most well-known native eagle is the Wedge-tailed Eagle. It is considered to be in the same "superspecies" as the Golden Eagle, but has some distinguishing characteristics (especially the shape of the tail).
There is a wide variety of native reptiles uniquely adapted to the country, such as:
- Thorny Devil
- Blue-tongue Lizard
- Frill-necked lizard
- goanna
- native geckos
- Saltwater or Estuarine crocodile
- Australia is also home to many of the world's most venomous snakes, such as the Inland Taipan, Death Adder, Mulga or King Brown, Red Bellied Black, Black Tiger, Copperhead, Gwardar, Collett's, Fierce, Eastern Tiger and Eastern Brown.
In addition, Australia has many introduced species, some of which cause massive damage to the ecology in Australia. The following is a list of animals that are of most concern to Australia's native flora and fauna.
- Cane toad (Bufo marinus)
- European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
- European red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- Feral camel (Camelus dromedarius)
- Feral cat (Felis catus)
- Feral goat (Capra hircus)
- Feral horse (Equus caballus) and Feral donkey (Equus asinus)
- Feral pig (Sus scrofa)
- Feral water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
- European carp (Cyprinus carpio)
All domesticated pets, with the exception of some native birds such as finches, and various parrots such as budgies, cockatoos, cockatiels, Bourkes, etc, have been introduced into Australia. Non-native birds include Indian mynas, common starling, mallard and rock pigeon.
Do Australian frilled lizards bite?
All lizards are capable of biting. It really just depends on whether or not they have raised in captivity or like people. If so, you should have no problem as long as you don't stress out your lizard or hurt him.
What do dragon riders give their dragons to breathe fire?
Dragons breathe fire, ice shards, toxic gas, acid, lightning bolts, pure light, pure darkness, and lasers.
Dragons traditionally breathe fire, including Western-Asian dragon crossbreed hybrids. I know a dragon who can breathe ice, though, and full Asian dragons are said to breathe mist.
There are many types of lizards - over 3,800 species worldwide. Lizards diets vary. Smaller types of lizards are insectivores (insects, spiders), while other Lizards are herbivors (Galapogo's Island's Marine Iguanas). Spiny lizards are omnivors - both plants and small animals. While larger lizards (Gila Monster) are carnivores.
For those having a Lizard as a pet (Bearded Dragon) their diet will consist of crickets, grasshoppers, mealworms, earthworms, meaty dog or cat food, leafy vegetables, tomotoes, apples, pears, grapes, oranges, cooked pototoes, melon, peas, straberrries, carrots.
