Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In Ecuador. The Amazon broad-headed wood lizard has at least sixteen close relatives, most of them found in Amazonian rainforests, such as Red-eyed Dwarf-Iguana (Enyalioides oshaughnessyi), Blue-spotted Dwarf-Iguana (Enyalioides praestabilis), Red-throated Dwarf-Iguana (Enyalioides rubrigularis), Blue-throated Dwarf-Iguana (Enyalioides microlepis), and Spiny Dwarf-Iguana (Enyalioides heterolepis).
Tropidurus torquatus is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards. Its common name is Amazon lava lizard . [ 4 ] The species is endemic to South America .
horned wood lizard: northern Bolivia, western Brazil, and eastern Peru Enyalioides peruvianus Köhler, 2003: Cenepa manticore: northern Peru Enyalioides praestabilis (O’Shaughnessy, 1881) blue-spotted wood lizard: Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru Enyalioides rubrigularis Torres-Carvajal, De Queiroz & Etheridge, 2009 [4] red-throated wood lizard ...
Uracentron flaviceps, the tropical thornytail iguana or Amazon thornytail iguana is an elusive species of medium-sized arboreal lizard found in the tropical lowlands of the Amazon Rainforest. The species was described by French zoologist Alphone Guichenot in 1855. [ 3 ]
This week, meet a “scuba-diving” lizard, marvel at a spacecraft’s longevity, explore hidden physics in a painting, unravel the origins of a “lost prince,” and more.
Iphisa is a genus of the lizard family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, meaning that it has only one species, Iphisa elegans, and its common name is the glossy shade lizard. I. elegans is native to the Amazon and is typically found in regions of South America, centrally located in the Amazon Basin.
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, reflex bleeding, and the ability to sacrifice and regrow their tails.
The lizard runs on only its hind legs in an erect position, holding its forelegs to its sides. The common basilisk is adroit on water because its feet are large and equipped with flaps of skin along the toes that allow it to catch on tiny air bubbles. When moving quickly, the lizard can cross a surface of water before sinking.