What's your opinion on Lizards? Know any fun facts about them by chance?
I love lizards, mainly because of the fact that there are so many different ones out there to see. You have over 6,000 of these squamate reptiles to study, and you can find them on all continents except Antarctica. Almost all of us have a chance to enjoy their presence.
Have you ever owned one? Is there any risks to owning one that you know of?
I've never owned one. There are a few risks, as some of them are not exactly "pet-friendly," since they have antipredator adaptations, things like venom, and reflex bleeding, along with other non-painful tactics like camouflage and being able to sacrifice their own tails and regrow them to escape!
Interesting! I'll have to rethink owning one then. Do you happen to know what the deadliest one is?
Most lizards are carnivorous, and a trait about them is they are known as "sit-and-wait" predators. But most of them can be satisfied with small insects... except the Komodo dragon, which can eat mammals as big as water buffalo.
As big as a water buffalo? That's insane! What region do Komodo dragons reside in?
They're mainly found in the Indonesian islands of the aptly named Komodo Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar. It's key you know they grow up islands, because their large size comes from island gigantism, meaning there are no other carnivorous animals to fill their niche on the islands they're from!
So they are king of their domain in that region. Do you know anything about iguanas?
Green iguana
The green iguana ("Iguana iguana"), also known as the American iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus "Iguana". Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area; it is native from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean islands, and have been introduced from South America to Puerto Rico and are very common throughout the island, where they are colloquially known as
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic as it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia; some lizards are more closely related to these two excluded groups than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3 meter long Komodo dragon.
Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Others are