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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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Lucertola is an Italian equivalent of the English word "lizard."
Specifically, the Italian word is a feminine noun. It may be preceded by the definite article la "the") or the indefinite una ("a, one"). The pronunciation is "loo-TCHEHR-toh-lah."
What type of lizard should you get?
Well that depends on many factors, where you live, how much you want to spend, etc.
Here are some ideas from our community members:
- I have 3 blue tongue lizards and I recommend them to anyone who is interested in reptiles. They are very easy to look after, and there are many resources both in print and online to assist you with looking after them. Really any lizard you don't need a license to keep, you can be fairly sure will be a good choice.
- You should get a fat tailed gecko. they're easy to care for and are great pets. The first lizard I got was a fat tail.
Do blue belly lizards eat fruit?
I just watched one of my resident blue-belly lizards snag a resting honeybee a short while ago. The lizard hasn't moved much since (sunning itself) but isn't dead, so I guess the answer is "yes!"
Mark
Los Angeles
Some Lizards do yes, most lizards are omnivores like us so they require greens, veggies and protein.
Lettuce isn't the best though because it's mostly water and doesn't have the nutrients that the lizard needs. Spinach and collard greens are the best.
Why does your pale agama bask with his mouth open?
It's a good sign if his mouth is open under the basking light. This means he knows enough to open his mouth and cool himself off since he's a tad too warm. It's not a problem you should be worried about unless you see that he has a severe amount of mucous around his nose and inside his mouth. That suggests a respiratory problem which should be treated immediately- most likely with antibiotics.
What is the brown basilisk lizard's gestation or incubation period?
It i normal for a female lizard to have a period.
What can dragons do to spit fires?
Dragons use special organs to send flammable gases up their throat, and to ignite them.
How do you determine the gender of a lizard found in San Antonio tx?
check under it just after its tail it will have bumps
if it has 2 bumps it is a girl
if it has 1 bump its a boy
i hope this helped you to find out what gender it is :)
the chameleon effect is a "perception-behaviour link" such as monkey see, monkey do.
research was conducted by chartrand and bargh in 1999 and says that we mimic behaviours of those we unconciously observe
Almost all vertebrates use the iron compound hemoglobin as the oxygen-transporting compound in their blood. Oxygenated hemoglobin is bright red, unoxygenated darker red.
Can chewing food make your teeth crooked?
ABSOLUTELY NOT! Our teeth are designed for chewing. If anyone has told you, this they are lying to your face.
No: teeth have a sort of "memory" that keeps the roots in one particular place. Even if something really hard such as a jawbreaker was chewed, the tooth would most likely not shift.
How do you take care of a wild lizard that you catch?
Make a little captivity for the lizard.Then,call or go to a lizard expert and see what type of lizard it is.After all of that YOU have a new lizard pet.
Where did the komodo dragon live and what did it eat?
The komodo dragon is alive and well, although classified as vulnerable. It is not extinct.
Komodo dragons are found on a small number of islands of central Indonesia, including Komodo, Rinca, Flores and Gili Motang. They are carnivorous lizards, feeding on live, large prey such as water buffalo, monkeys, goats, snakes and wild boar, and also scavenging on carrion, or dead animals.
What are 10 good reasons for not keeping a pet Horned Lizard?
As an amateur herpetologist and researcher of this genus, I have an FAQ for just such questions.
1. Their natural prey item is a very specific genus of harvester ants called Pogonomyrmex. These ants are not hard to find in the southwest, but you must be able to gather a lot of them almost daily, and this is challenging, or, you will have to buy them. An adult Horned Lizard will typically eat 100-200 harvester ants a day.
2. The ants have a very painful sting, which has been known to be fatal to a 4lb. laboratory rodent with as few as a dozen stings. I have been stung by up to two at the same time, and it will ruin half your day...so ask if you really want to put up with that?
3. If you don't live in the SW, where these ants are common, you will have to mail order them...and they are expensive. The average adult Horned Lizard will eat about 1000 or more ants a week. Average prices for 1000 ants by mail order is $20-$25. It will cost you more per month to feed a Horned Lizard, than it will to feed several large dogs.
4. Horned Lizards are considered an advanced level herp, and should not be kept by inexperienced persons. Typically they are kept only by experienced herpetologists. Horned Lizards have a reputation for quick death in captivity if all conditions are not right. About 90+% of Horned Lizards captured from the wild will die in only a few months, if in inexperienced hands, and many die in experienced hands as well.
5. "Horned lizards are among the most difficult lizards to keep in captivity because they have specialized dietary and thermal requirements, and they are susceptible to disease." -Dr. Richard Montanucci, Herpetologist & author of "Maintenance and Propagation of Horned Lizards in Captivity".
6. "Unfortunately these lizards are frequently collected from the wild for pets. They usually die in captivity because of a lack of proper husbandry. This is an incredibly delicate lizard, subject to stresses which include handling. For this reason, it should be viewed only, and not handled at all." - David Cooper, North Carolina Herpetological Society
7. Horned Lizards are protected in most states in which they are native. In some states they are considered "endangered" or "threatened". In these states it is a criminal offense to possess a Horned Lizard without proper wildlife protected species permits. Penalties range as high as $1000 per violation, and/or 1 year in jail.
8. "Whenever captive, Phrynosoma will rarely survive if not given a regular offering of live ants." - Dr. Wade Sherbrooke, author of "Introduction to the Horned Lizards of North America"
9. If you are going to keep a Horned Lizard in captivity, it is most likely going to get sick, and you must be skilled in veterinary science. Due to the legal status in most states, the average exotic animal vet will not touch them. Either out of fear that it may be a protected and illegal animal for you to have brought into their business, or because very little is known about them, because they are so rare as pets, and they don't want to treat an exotic pet that they are not knowledgeable about.
10. If you don't have an actual helpful purpose in mind, such as research or rehabilitation, you have no business having a Horned Lizard. They are protected in most states for a reason, and that is because their wild populations are dwindling every year due to pressure from loss of habitat, agricultural activities, pesticides, fire ants, and collection for the pet trade.
In Texas, the P. cornutum has disappeared from almost the entire eastern half of the state. When I was a kid in the 1970s, there were still a few around in the Houston area. I saw one about 1977-79. Now, you can't find a Texas Horned Lizard anywhere, unless you go up to and across the IH 35 corridor, west of Waco, Austin, Ft. Worth, etc. They have lost almost 200 miles of their previous range in 30 years. At that rate, they cannot stand any more pressure from novices collecting or buying them for pets, who don't know what they are doing.
How can you determine if an animal was a slamander or a lizard?
Salamanders usually have more wet or slimy skin than a lizard.
