Many millions of years ago on Earth there were reptiles-lizards, differ cool, very different from other inhabitants of the planet. Most of the species existing on Earth are beautiful and safe, but there are also dangerous representatives of this suborder of reptiles.
General information
Lizards can be found on all Islands of the world and continents, except Antarctica. Like bask on the sun, live mostly in warm countries.
Most reptiles of this species see the world in orange, because of the specific structure of the retina, containing many fat drops of this color.
For them, the tongue is the organ of touch, as well as snakes, the tongue helps to smell. They bring the air, containing segments of the substance with the smell, to a special organ of smell, which is located in the sky.
Nutrition lizards depends on their species. Small feed on worms, insects, large predators can attack snakes, birds, frogs. Monitor lizards can attack large mammals and even humans. Some are herbivores.
Habitat directly determines the color of the reptile's skin. Lizards, which live in sand usually brown or yellowish, and in the grass green.
Most lizards live on the ground, but sometimes can go into the water or climb trees. Small lizards easily run through the trees, because they have small its tenacious claws. Geckos can climb vertical walls and even glass.
Species diversity
Interesting facts about lizards-features of different species. Basilisks. These lizards are distinguished by the ability to move through the water, to be exact, to run on two legs, not four. The film covering the water is not torn by their weight because they quickly touch it with their hind legs.
Molochs are of interest for their ability to change color according to temperature, lighting and mood. In addition, they drink in an unusual way: they collect raindrops and dew from the surface of their entire body. After that, the liquid enters the Moloch directly into the mouth by specific tubules located on the scales.
Geckos can hold in paws subject, which weighs 2 kilograms and significantly exceeds their own 50-gram weight. Lizards of this species accumulate moisture in the eyes from the air and not to die in the drought period, lick her.
Cnemidophorus neomexicanus is a species of lizard that does not protect its offspring and does not consider it necessary to return to laid eggs.
The largest lizards live on Komodo island. This lizards, they reach a length of up to three meters. Can attack the person. They have toxic saliva and sharp teeth. These reptiles are also called Komodo dragons.
Survival instinct
The tail of a lizard very often saves her life. Sensing the danger, most species of lizards are hiding from the enemy and you can keep the tip of the tail in the teeth of a predator. After a while, the tail will grow back again, but it will be much shorter than what it was before. After the retreat of the enemy, the lizard can eat lost tail, as it contains many useful substances to the body. Under an attack lizards-belttails with the entire force biting itself tail, forming thereby ring, which it is difficult razomknut from-for huge forces grip claws reptile.
Once in serious condition, toad lizards shoot at the enemy with their blood, throwing it out of the corners of the eyes at a distance of about one and a half meters.
Molochs are of interest for their ability to change color according to temperature, lighting and mood. In addition, they drink in an unusual way: they collect raindrops and dew from the surface of their entire body. After that, the liquid enters the Moloch directly into the mouth by specific tubules located on the scales.
Geckos can hold in paws subject, which weighs 2 kilograms and significantly exceeds their own 50-gram weight. Lizards of this species accumulate moisture in the eyes from the air and not to die in the drought period, lick her.
There are poisonous lizards on our planet. The population of Mexico are afraid of meeting with escorpionom, and zhilatye is a great threat to residents of the South-West of the United States.
Despite the fact that not all people like lizards, these reptiles are of great benefit to humanity, destroying harmful insects. Exotic species of lizards kept in terrariums, but they closely, they suffer. These are not dogs that need a master their place is at large.