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  2. Nannizziopsis guarroi - Wikipedia

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    Another treatment that appears to show some efficacy in treating both reptile and human infections is voriconazole. [2] The factors that lead to the susceptibility of these animals to fungal skin infections are unknown but have been suggested to involve diet and living conditions or habitat.

  3. List of Lacertilia families - Wikipedia

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    They also lack the skin modifications present in many of the iguanians. This family contains varying degrees of limb reduction, from completely formed limbs to completely absent of limbs. As with most taxonomic classifications, there are many different interpretations of the evolutionary relationships.

  4. Lepidosauria - Wikipedia

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    A green crested lizard feeding on an invertebrate. Viperines can sense their prey's infrared radiation through bare nerve endings on the skin of their heads. [33] Also, viperines and some boids have thermal receptors that allow them to target their prey's heat. [33] Many snakes are able to obtain their prey through constriction. This is done by ...

  5. Anolis aquaticus - Wikipedia

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    Anolis aquaticus, commonly known as the water anole, is a semi-aquatic species of anole, a lizard in the family Dactyloidae, native to southwestern Costa Rica and far southwestern Panama. [2] The species demonstrates adaptations that allows it to spend periods of time underwater up to approximately a quarter of an hour, forming an air bubble ...

  6. Desert monitor - Wikipedia

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    The body temperature of the lizard during hibernation is 15.0 to 30.5 °C, but in many areas, the average body temperature during hibernation is around 16-18 °C. [ 8 ] The species is one of the few monitor lizards that tolerate relatively cold temperatures, being present as far north as south-west Kazakhstan.

  7. Central bearded dragon - Wikipedia

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    A study conducted in 2014 established the existence of endogenous circadian rhythm in pigmentation changes in P. vitticeps; if exposed to sun, the dorsal skin of the lizard becomes darker, and if exposed to darkness, it becomes lighter. Under constant darkness (i.e. in the subjective night), the lizard's dorsal skin becomes the lightest. [7]

  8. Rough-skinned newt - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The skin is granular, but males are smooth-skinned during breeding season. They measure 6 to 9 cm (2.4 to 3.5 in) in snout-to-vent length, and 11 to 18 cm (4.3 to 7.1 in) overall. [ 3 ] They are similar to the California newt ( Taricha torosa ) but differ in having smaller eyes, yellow irises, V-shaped tooth patterns, and uniformly dark ...

  9. Eastern blue-tongued lizard - Wikipedia

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    The lizard can have different colors, but its pattern frequently appears to be banded. The tongue of the lizard is a blue color and can appear to have a hint of violet. [5] This blue tongue is used to alarm predators and scare them off. The eastern blue-tongue lizard has smooth skin covered with scales that overlap and have small bone plates. [2]