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Most lizard species are harmless to humans. Only the largest lizard species, the Komodo dragon, which reaches 3.3 m (11 ft) in length and weighs up to 166 kg (366 lb), has been known to stalk, attack, and, on occasion, kill humans. An eight-year-old Indonesian boy died from blood loss after an attack in 2007.
The Iguanians are another diverse group of lizards. All iguanians are fully limbed. Most species ambush their prey, capture it with their tongue and have skin modification, such as crests and fans, used for many different reasons. The Scincomorphs are the most diverse group of lizards, accounting for almost half the species of lizards.
Many species in this family are small to medium-sized lizards that range in length from 6 to 30 cm (2.4 to 11.8 inches). [46] There are large species in the genus Smaug, the largest of which is a giant girdled lizard (Smaug giganteus), with snout-vent length up to 20.5 cm (8.07 in) [47] and total length up to roughly 40 cm (15.74 in). [48]
Troodos lizard Phoenicolacerta troodica Terminology and scalation of lacertids. The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at about 360 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group of reptiles found in Europe.
Amphisbaenia / æ m f ɪ s ˈ b iː n i ə / (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of typically legless lizards, [2] comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes.
This lizard species is ovoviviparous, which means that the eggs the embryos are in stay inside their mother's body until they are ready to hatch. [3] Its generation time is over a year, which is known as semivoltinism. It is diurnal, and is dormant during certain seasons. [2] Like Karusasaurus jordani, it is an insectivore. [4]
The Illuminet is a net with a built-in flashlight that kids can use to catch lizards, fireflies, crabs and other outdoor creatures. It comes with an LED bracelet for extra safety and gives parents ...
The sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) is a lacertid lizard. There are several subspecies, including L. a. agilis, L. a. argus, and L. a. exigua. The sand lizard is distributed across most of Europe from the southern coast of Britain and across the continent to Lake Baikal in Russia. [2] [3] It does not occur in European Turkey.