There are over 6000 species of lizards!
No way!!! There are a lot of different lizards where I live, but not nearly that many! Where do most lizards live?
Lizards live on all continents with the exception of Antartica
I never realized that. What do lizards usually eat?
Most lizards are carnivorous but the smaller ones eat insects
That's really interesting! Do they prefer to live near water? That's where I usually see them where I live.
Not sure but the Komodo Dragon has been known to eat mammals as large as a water buffalo!
I saw a documentary once on Komodo Dragons! Those things are scary!!! I'm so happy we don't have them here. Where do they live?
legless, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling "Draco" lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with brightly colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as big as water buffalo.
Lizards make use of a variety of antipredator adaptations, including venom, camouflage,
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Some reptiles exhibit temperature-dependent sex determination (TDSD), in which the incubation temperature determines whether a particular egg hatches as male or female. TDSD is most common in turtles and crocodiles, but also occurs in lizards and tuatara. To date, there has been no confirmation of whether TDSD occurs in snakes.
Defense mechanisms.
Many small reptiles, such as snakes and lizards that live on the ground or in the water, are vulnerable to being preyed on by all kinds of carnivorous animals. Thus