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Lizards:
Lizards are
reptiles of the suborder Lacertilia (or Sauria), esp those of the family
Lacertidae (Old World lizards). Most of them have an elongated body, four
limbs, and a long tail: including geckos, iguanas, chameleons, monitors,
and slow worms.
They are Ordered in the following Families:
Geckos are small insectivorous terrestrial
lizards of the family Gekkonidae which only live in warm regions.
The digits have adhesive pads, which enable these animals to climb on
smooth surfaces. Their eyes are covered by a transperent spectacle, which
is shed with the skin and have not moveable eyelids.
Snake Lizards are closely
allied to the geckos without forelimbs and their hindlimbs are not obvious
or normal, but represented by a scaly flap just above the vent.
Dragon Lizards are
large lizards, esp the Komodo dragon, most with tubercles and spines on
their body.
All agamids are oviparous, laying from two to more than 20 eggs in a clutch,
according to the species.
Near all species are arthropods eaters.
Goannas are very large Lizards with well-developed
and powerful limbs, a deepley forked tongue like that of a snake which
is flicked in and out constantly when the lizard is alert.
Skinks are the largest family of lizards in
Australia, their complexion varies enormous in body form, size and habits.
The smallest forms are insectivorous and only some larger species are
omnivorous.
Most skinks have limbs, but if the limbs are absent the eyes are very
small and they usually have moveable eyelids.The species that look like
snakes have pupils which are not a narrow vertical slit in daylight and
the scales on the body are imbricate. All species have a short, relativly
broad and fleshy tongue.
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