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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.
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Yes, lizards do poop. Waste is produced as a byproduct of their digestive process, and feces are typically excreted by lizards.
What types of insects do lizards eat?
Lizards eat a variety of insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, ants, flies, and worms. The specific types of insects eaten will vary depending on the lizard species and its size.
What do you feed a baby fence lizard?
Western fence lizards love ants, and also will eat small crickets. If its a baby, get pinhead crickets. Do not feed it any food longer than the space between its eyes, or it could become impacted and die.
Is flying lizard can cure asthma?
There is no scientific evidence to suggest that a flying lizard can cure asthma. Asthma is a complex medical condition that requires proper diagnosis and treatment by healthcare professionals. It is important to consult with a doctor for appropriate asthma management.
Your lizard is small and green it can change to brown is it a boy or girl?
The color of a lizard's scales does not determine its gender. To determine the gender of a lizard, you would need to observe physical characteristics such as the presence of hemipenal bulges near the base of the tail. Another way is to have a vet perform a cloacal examination.
What features does a slow worm have that are like a lizard?
the skeleton is like a lizards. as slow-worms also known as a slay-worm is in fact a legless lizard. There scaley skin is like a lizard. the skeleton is like a lizards. as slow-worms also known as a slay-worm is in fact a legless lizard. There scaley skin is like a lizard.
What do you call male female and baby lizards?
Male lizards are typically called "males," female lizards are called "females," and baby lizards are commonly referred to as "hatchlings" or "juveniles."
How do you take care of a hurt lizards front leg?
A number of years ago my iguana had two broken arms. I bought her to the vet and he basically splinted them with what I remember looked like popsicle sticks. If you think the leg might be broken best to have a vet take a look
What is the scientific name for flying lizard?
flyingfish Scientifically speaking Fish of the family Exocoetidae.
Lizards may eat bread, but it is not a suitable or nutritious part of their diet. A lizard's diet should consist primarily of live insects, fruits, and vegetables to ensure they receive the proper nutrition they need to stay healthy. Feeding lizards bread can lead to digestive issues and nutrient deficiencies.
Can eating a lizard make a cat sick?
Yes, eating a lizard can make a cat sick. Lizards can carry parasites or toxins that can be harmful to cats when ingested. It is important to keep your cat away from eating non-traditional cat food items to avoid potential health issues.
The purple/blue tailed, dark to medium brown with yellow stripes lizard is called a 'Southeastern 5-lined Skink. Just saw one outside and googled it. Males heads turn orange/red in Spring, which is their mating season.
What is the basilisk lizards role in the ecosystem?
Basilisk lizards play a role in the ecosystem as both predator and prey. As predators, they help control insect populations, while as prey, they provide a food source for larger predators. Additionally, they contribute to nutrient cycling through their consumption and excretion of plant material.
Will the food get poisoned if a house lizard falls in to it?
LIZARD FALLEN BEFORE COOKING IS LESS POISONOUS, WHEREAS FALLEN AFTER COOKING IS MORE POISONOUS.IT CAN CAUSE FOOD POISONING SYMPTOMS PREDOMINANTLY NAUSEA AND VOMITING. HOWEVER DEATH IS VERY RARE.THE LIKELY REASON FOR POISONING IS BY EXCRETA OF LIZARD AND SECRETION FROM SKIN
Will a long tailed grass lizard grow its tail back if lost?
Yes, long-tailed grass lizards have the ability to regenerate their tails if they are lost or injured. The new tail may not be as long as the original one and may look slightly different in appearance. This is a common defense mechanism in many lizard species.
Lizards change colors primarily for camouflage to blend in with their environment and avoid predators. They also change color based on temperature, stress, or as a way to communicate with other lizards. It's a physiological response controlled by hormones that allow them to adjust their pigmentation.
Characteristics of a house lizard?
House lizards, also known as geckos, are small reptiles that are commonly found in homes worldwide. They have sticky toe pads that allow them to climb walls and ceilings with ease. They are primarily nocturnal and feed on insects. House lizards are known for their ability to drop their tail as a defense mechanism.
Specifically they eat insects, lizards, and occasionally buds, flowers..
Just read that from an article.
1. any of a genus of a large, harmless lizards found in marshes in the West India and Central America
2. a Caribbean lizardfish
The lizard is spelled with two "L"s "Galliwasp. It can also be spelled as Gallywasp, but you are right it is a long bodied, lizard from the Central Americas, and the West Indies.
The word is very similar to gall wasp, which are really wasps that produce very distinctively shaped galls ( an uncommon swelling caused by friction, and injury) on oaks and other plants.
Yard lizards typically eat insects such as crickets, ants, and beetles. They may also feed on spiders, small snails, and other small invertebrates found in their environment. Some larger species of yard lizards may even consume small mammals or other lizards.
Yes, lizards can hear. They may not have external ears like mammals do, but they can detect sound vibrations through their eardrums and inner ear structures. Lizards use their hearing to communicate, detect predators, and locate prey.
Describe excretory system of reptiles?
The digestive system of modern reptiles is similar in general plan to that of all higher vertebrates. It includes the mouth and its salivary glands, the esophagus, the stomach, and the intestine and ends in a cloaca. Of the few specializations of the reptilian digestive system, the evolution of one pair of salivary glands into poison glands in the venomous snakes is the most remarkable.
During development the embryos of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds, and mammals) consecutively develop three separate sets of kidneys; these are arranged in longitudinal sequence in the body cavity. The first set, the pronephroi, are vestigial organs left over from the evolutionary past that soon degenerate and disappear without having had any function. The second set, the mesonephroi, are the functional kidneys of adult amphibians, but their only contribution to the lives of reptiles is in providing the duct (the Wolffian duct) that forms a connection between the testes and the cloaca. The operational kidneys of reptiles, birds, and mammals are the last set, the metanephroi, which have separate ducts to the cloaca. The principal functions of the kidney are the removal of nitrogenous wastes resulting from the oxidation of proteins and the regulation of water loss. Vertebrates eliminate three kinds of nitrogenous wastes: ammonia, urea, and uric acid. Ammonia and urea are highly soluble in water, but uric acid is not. Ammonia is highly poisonous, urea is slightly poisonous, and uric acid is not poisonous at all.
Among reptiles the form taken by the nitrogenous wastes is closely related to the habits and habitat of the animal. Aquatic reptiles tend to excrete a large proportion of these wastes as ammonia in aqueous solution. This method uses large amounts of water and is no problem for a freshwater resident, such as an alligator, which eliminates between 40 and 75 percent of its nitrogenous wastes as ammonia. Terrestrial reptiles, such as most snakes and lizards, must conserve body water, and they convert their nitrogenous wastes to insoluble, harmless uric acid, which forms a more or less solid mass in the cloaca. In snakes and lizards, these wastes are eliminated from the cloaca together with wastes from the digestive system.
Prior to the evolution of the metanephric kidney, the products of the male gonad, the testis, traveled through the same duct with the nitrogenous wastes from the kidney. But with the appearance of the metanephros, the two systems became separated. The female reproductive system never shared a common tube with the kidney. Oviducts in all female vertebrates arise as separate tubes with openings usually near, but not connected to, the ovaries. The oviducts, like the Wolffian ducts of the testes, open to the cloaca. Both ovaries and testes lie in the body cavity near the kidneys.
With the evolution of the reptilian egg, internal fertilization became necessary. The males of all modern reptiles, with the exception of tuataras, have functional copulatory organs. The structures vary from group to group, but all include erectile tissue as an important element of the operating mechanism, and all are protruded through the male's cloaca into that of the female during copulation. Unlike the penis of turtles and crocodiles, the copulatory organ of lizards and snakes is paired, with each unit being called a hemipenis. The hemipenes of lizards and snakes are elongated tubular structures lying in the tail. The penis of a crocodile or turtle is protruded through the cloacal opening wholly by means of a filling of blood space (sinuses) in the penis; protrusion of a lizard's or snake's hemipenis, however, is begun by a pair of propulsor muscles. Completion of the erection is brought about by blood filling the sinuses in the erectile tissue. Only one hemipenis is inserted into a female, but which one is a matter of chance. Unlike the penis of mammals, the copulatory organs of reptiles do not transport sperm through a tube. The ducts from the testes, as already mentioned, empty into the cloaca, and the sperm flow along a groove on the surface of the penis or hemipenis.
Are backyard lizards poisonous?
No - they're a non-venomous species. I couldn't find that much info - but I DID find something on Wikipedia - See related link the real alligator lizard are not the most venomous it is not the mostcommon lizard in living with people
No. Only two lizard species [Heloderma suspectum (Gila monsters-2 subspecies) and Heloderma horridum (Mexican Beaded Lizards-4 subspecies)] are venomous.
Could a lizard eat a dead fly?
Yes, lizards are known to scavenge on dead insects. They have a varied diet and will consume a dead fly if they come across one.
How do Gila monsters stay cool in the heat?
While primarily a terrestrial animal they often climb trees in search of birds' nests. To avoid high day temperatures they spend much of the day in underground burrows where the humidity is higher and the temperature is cooler than in the dry, hot air of the desert surface.
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