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Lizards

Lizards are reptiles. They are usually four-legged, with external ear openings and movable eyelids. Species range in adult length from a few centimeters such as geckos to nearly three meters, the Komodo Dragon. Many lizards can change color in response to their environments or in times of stress. The most familiar example is the chameleon, but more subtle color changes occur in other lizard species as well. Lizards typically feed on insects or rodents. A few species are omnivorous and can also eat plants. Only two lizard species are poisonous: the Mexican beaded lizard and the Gila monster, both of which live in northern Mexico and southern Texas. They are typically not hazardous to humans as their poison is introduced slowly by chewing, rather than injected as with most poisonous snakes.

Lizard Subcategories

• Anole
• Bearded Dragons
• Chameleons
• Geckos
• Gila Monster
• Iquanas
• Komodo Dragon
• Water Dragons

Lizard internet resources

Lizard Pictures and Images
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Stock Photographs of Lizards and Tuatara Animals: Reptiles
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