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Another adaptation associated with intravertebral autotomy is that skin flaps fold over the wound at the site of autotomy to readily seal the wound, which can minimize infection at the autotomy site. [19] Caudal autotomy is prevalent among lizards; it has been recorded in 13 of approximately 20 families. [20]
Tiliqua rugosa, most commonly known as the shingleback skink, stumptail skink or bobtail lizard, is a short-tailed, slow-moving species of blue-tongued skink (genus Tiliqua) endemic to Australia. It is commonly known as the shingleback or sleepy lizard .
As in other reptiles, the skin of lizards is covered in overlapping scales made of keratin. This provides protection from the environment and reduces water loss through evaporation. This adaptation enables lizards to thrive in some of the driest deserts on earth. The skin is tough and leathery, and is shed (sloughed) as the animal grows.
They are adapted to arid or semiarid areas. The spines on the lizard's back and sides are modified reptile scales, which prevent water loss through the skin, whereas the horns on the head are true horns (i.e., they have a bony core). A urinary bladder is absent. [1] Of the 21 species of horned lizards, 15 are native to the USA.
The thorny devil (Moloch horridus), also known commonly as the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, and moloch, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It is the sole species in the genus Moloch. It grows up to 21 cm (8.3 in) in total length (including tail), with females generally larger ...
These lizards have developed a method known as "rebreathing", in which they are able to breathe in and out using a nasal air bubble, which is made possible by a layer of air between the water and hydrophobic skin of the lizard. This hydrophobic skin, however, is a trait that can be seen among terrestrial anole species as well, that may benefit ...
Its name means "parrot lizard" based on its protruding beak, adapted for eating plants. ... The Psittacosaurus fossil "strongly suggests that evolution of feathers - and the new skin adaptations ...
The Asian water monitor is one of the most exploited varanids; its skin is used for fashion accessories such as shoes, belts and handbags which are shipped globally, with as many as 1.5 million skins traded annually [1] and between 50,000 and 120,000 skins harvested from the wild in peninsular Malaysia. [36]