Lizard | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 03/10/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard


00:01:09 1 Anatomy
00:01:18 1.1 Largest and smallest
00:01:45 1.2 Distinguishing features
00:04:14 2 Physiology
00:04:23 2.1 Locomotion
00:05:18 2.2 Senses
00:06:58 2.3 Venom
00:08:17 2.4 Respiration
00:08:51 2.5 Reproduction and lifecycle
00:11:16 3 Behaviour
00:11:24 3.1 Diurnality and thermoregulation
00:11:51 3.2 Territoriality
00:12:50 3.3 Communication
00:15:13 4 Ecology
00:15:22 4.1 Distribution and habitat
00:16:03 4.2 Diet
00:18:56 4.3 Antipredator adaptations
00:19:15 4.3.1 Camouflage
00:20:10 4.3.2 Autotomy
00:20:47 4.3.3 Escape, playing dead, reflex bleeding
00:21:43 5 Evolution
00:21:52 5.1 Fossil history
00:23:06 5.2 Phylogeny
00:23:14 5.2.1 External
00:23:37 5.2.2 Internal
00:24:06 5.3 Taxonomy
00:25:47 5.4 Convergence
00:26:28 6 Relationship with humans



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SUMMARY
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Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic as it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia; some lizards are more closely related to these two excluded groups than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3 meter long Komodo dragon.
Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Others are legless, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling Draco lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with brightly colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. 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.