### animal | vertebrate | reptile:

Lizard
* Add the lizard's legs.
* All lizards are reptiles
  - breath through their noses
* All lizards eat flies and other insects
  - worms, insects and spiders
* All lizards have external ear openings and movable eyelids
  - known as skinks have a shiny skin
* Draw out the body and the head of the lizard.
* Many lizards are also important food sources for snakes, as well as birds like the roadrunner
  - capable of regenerating lost limbs or tails
* Many lizards are diurnal, brightly colored and display interesting social behavior
  - which means they are active during the day
  - eaten by raptors and other birds
  - insect eaters, for instance, and so help keep insect populations in check
  - insectivorous, relatively long tail, four legs, and live a fairly short life
* Many lizards can produce and lay eggs, just as can chickens and humans, without being mated
  - shed their tail to escape from predators
  - squish their scaly bodies pretty small
  - display four limbs but there are certain skink species that are completely limbless
  - do grow their tails back
  - eat a wide range of insects and invertebrates
  - feed on a live food
* Many lizards have green or blue tails
  - highly acute color vision
  - salt glands below the eyes for helping the body get rid of excess salt
  - the ability to lose part of the tail
  - live in rocky crevices, basking and hunting for food on rocky walls and outcroppings
  - show a lot more activity when there is some amount of UV in the spectrum
* Most Lizards have eyelids, an exposed tympanic membi'ane and a , tympanic cavity.
* Most lizards adapt for survival
  - to environments
* Most lizards are insectivorous, feeding on many small insects, spiders, and other invertebrates
  - known as lizards
* Most lizards are located in environments
  - forests
  - native to the tropics, but a number of species are found in temperate regions
  - predators that feed primarily on small insects and other terrestrial invertebrates
  - small and somewhat repulsive
* Most lizards avoid snakes
  - venomous snakes
  - bite people
  - breed in the early spring
* Most lizards can run, climb, and cling
  - swim
  - chew food
  - come from regions
  - consume diets
  - descend from dinosaurs
* Most lizards develop eyes
  - jaws
  - lungs
  - organs
  - stomachs
  - digest food
* Most lizards display color
  - different color
* Most lizards eat ants
  - bugs
  - mice
* Most lizards eat other insects
  - rodents
  - scorpions
  - vary diets
* Most lizards feed on food
  - mosquitoes
  - upon a variety of food materials, but some kinds are specific in their preference
  - find their food visually through movement
  - give birth to lizards
  - go to holes
  - grow into adults
* Most lizards has-part claws
  - flesh
  - spines
* Most lizards have acute vision
  - appearances
  - collarbones
  - coloration
  - different length
  - eyelids, ear openings, four legs and a tail
  - flat tails
  - four legs, eyelids, and ear openings
* Most lizards have legs, but some are legless
  - clawed toes, and external ears
  - limb length
* Most lizards have long life
  - slender bodies covered with scales
  - moveable eyelids
  - natural habitats
  - normal temperature
  - offspring
  - prehensile tails
  - prey
  - scaly skin
  - sharp spines
  - short legs
  - temporary teeth
  - tongues
  - weak legs
* Most lizards inhabit american deserts
  - north american deserts
* Most lizards lay eggs, but some species give live birth
  - which they bury in the soil or hide in decaying logs
  - learn to prey
* Most lizards live in areas
  - grass
  - hemispheres
  - locations
  - same areas
  - sand
  - trees
  - zones
* Most lizards live on earth
  - the ground or in trees
  - look like snakes
  - lose their tails when touched
  - make eggs
  - move heads
  - occur at elevation
* Most lizards occur in deserts
  - persist in habitats
* Most lizards possess blood
  - brown coloration
  - metamorphosis
* Most lizards possess nasal glands
* Most lizards prefer areas
* Most lizards reach adulthood
  - maturity
  - receive light
  - regrow tails
  - relate to iguanas
* Most lizards require food
  - proteins
  - water
  - rest on trees
  - roam earth
  - seek out habitats
* Most lizards shed scales
  - sit in sun
  - sleep through the winter
  - thrive in deserts
* Most lizards use eyes
  - muscles
  - their eyes to look for food
  - throat muscles
  - wait for prey
* Most lizards walk on feet
* Some Lizards are omnivores because they consume both plants and small animals
  - can turn the color of their surroundings for protection
* Some lizards absorb heat
  - adapt to plants
* Some lizards are bred in captivity or kept as pets such as anoles, geckos, and iguanas
  - chameleons and can change colors
  - eaten by birds
  - live bearers
  - located in wood
  - nocturnal, which means they are active at night
  - sneaky and some are fast, but none are sneaky and fast
* Some lizards attain maturity
  - sexual maturity
* Some lizards attract attention
  - little attention
  - avoid people
* Some lizards become domestic pets
* Some lizards can change colors to hide
  - grow a new tail
  - then regenerate at least part of a new tail
  - cause death
* Some lizards change color in response to their moods
  - colors very quickly to match their environment, like the chameleon
  - climb dead trees
  - come out at day and some at night and some all day
  - curl into balls
  - descend from reptiles
* Some lizards develop hind limbs
  - necks
  - display limbs
  - do protect their eggs from predators
  - drop tails
* Some lizards eat animals
  - beetles
  - berries
  - chipmunks
  - deer
  - fruit
  - snails
  - termites
  - various fruit
* Some lizards emerge from caves
  - enjoy being leash-walked for exercise
  - escape from cages
  - excrete acid
* Some lizards give birth to iguanas
  - living babies
  - go to gardens
  - grow feet
* Some lizards has-part stomachs
* Some lizards have adhesive pads
  - toe pads
  - bacteria
  - body parts that make their heads look bigger in order to fool their predators
  - chances
  - different ways
  - enemies
  - excellent eyesights
  - eyelids such as geckos and skinks
  - frills
  - fungi
  - hard time
  - impressive spikes
  - many enemies
  - much time
  - stable food sources
  - toads
  - triangular heads
  - valves
  - hear people
* Some lizards hide in crevices
  - hold breaths
* Some lizards hunt prey
  - small arthropods
* Some lizards inhabit bushes
  - water sources
  - live for years
* Some lizards live in Africa
  - Australia
  - California
  - Connecticut
  - Houston
  - Madagascar
  - arid regions
  - burrows
  - climates
  - cold climates
  - countries
  - temperate climates
  - tropical climates
* Some lizards live on dunes
  - lose limbs
  - love pet owners
  - maintain weight
* Some lizards occur in areas
  - parks
  - persist in landscapes
* Some lizards possess bottoms
  - prefer light
* Some lizards produce offspring
  - sound
  - provide proteins
  - raise their bodies and run along on their hind legs
  - require vitamins
  - resemble snakes
  - rub up against trees or rocks to scrape off patches of their molting skin
  - seek shelter
  - seize prey
* Some lizards sell in pet shops
  - shed tails
* Some lizards sit in sand
* Some lizards sit on branches
  - shoulders
  - spit poison
  - stand on their hind legs and sprint from harm's way
* Some lizards suffer from infection
  - respiratory infection
  - survive inactivity
  - swim like their ancestors did
  - take places
* Some lizards thrive in habitats
* Some lizards use resources
  - their tails to store fat reserves
* abound in ancient cultures and history.
* also do push-ups to regulate their internal body temperature.
* also have scaly skin, claws, and external ear openings
  - teeth that are found on the roof of their mouth
  - the ability to conserve the water they take in
* appear in art forms.
* are a common reptile
  - popular spring bait and account for many good fish
  - staple for many baby snake species who then graduate to small then larger mammals
  - able to conserve water by excreting salt
  - abundant and can be seen scurrying about on walkways and in other sunny areas
  - adaptable creatures
  - also very successful in catching the roach
  - among several reptiles who reproduce by laying eggs
  - ancient brothers who are found in warmer climates all over the earth
  - as diverse as their dwellings
* are capable of exercises
* are cold-blooded creatures that rely on outside warmth to function
  - reptiles that have long tails and four legs
* are common but shy
  - in warm areas where cover and food are abundant
  - considered omnivores, meaning they can consume both plants and other organisms
  - cool-blooded creatures and love warm, humid places
  - diurnal, and are often observed along park trails
  - ectothermic, meaning their internal body temperature is close to the air temperature
  - either herbivorous or insect- iverous
  - extremely rare in European deposits
  - fairly common
  - found around the world
  - four legged animals with a long tail
  - harder to keep in captivity than other animals due to their special requirements
  - highly flammable
  - important contributors to ecosystems, especially in arid lands
* are located in amazons
  - backyards
  - beachs
  - books
  - bushs
  - chinas
  - creeks
  - dessert
  - documentaries
  - dry areas
  - encyclopedias
  - front porchs
  - homes
  - houses
  - lakes
  - leafs
  - masonry
  - nature
  - paintings
  - salad
  - shades
  - shady spots
  - shrubs
  - sunlight
  - swamp
  - tanks
  - tree trunks
* are located in tropical areas
  - rainforests
  - undergrowth
  - wholes
* are more active at night and make a squeaking noise
  - numerous than snakes
  - numerous, but snakes comparatively rare
  - part of a group of animals known as reptiles
  - prey to many animals, such as birds, mammals, and reptiles, including other lizards
  - probably the most familiar of all reptiles
  - quadrupeds
  - quick to migrate and are certain to find food elsewhere
  - quite common in desert habitats
  - related to snakes
* are reptiles that are closely related to snakes
  - which means that lizards are cold blooded
  - with scales and eyelids that move
* are small and can hide their eggs well
  - smalls
  - strong wind
  - the easiest reptile to watch because they are common
* are the most abundant
  - numerous and diverse reptiles alive today
  - typically jelly bean shaped and some such as gecko eggs are round
  - versatile and diverse
* associate large feathers with death
  - the broken shells with larger predators such as birds and larger reptiles
* bask on exposed rocks early in the day, then forage or engage in social behavior.
* begin with four-footed locomotion and switch to bipedal as speed increases.
* belong in a large class of animals called Reptilia.
* bob heads.
* can be ready to mate when they are a year old for most of the small and medium species
  - change the colour of their skin to avoid attacks
  - go into estivation, too
  - grow new tails
  - have feces or old food trapped underneath their nails
  - look in two different directions at the same time
* capture their prey with the teeth or flick it into the mouth with the tongue.
* catch prey
  - thier prey in different ways
* climb surfaces.
* crawl forth from winter dormancy.
* dart everywhere.
* devote varying degrees of parental care to their offspring.
* differ from snakes in that they have four feet and can move quite quickly.
* eat a variety of different insects
  - plants and plant parts
  - almost anything they can catch
  - the ants or the fungi
* employ methods
  - one of two basic behaviors for finding food
* enjoy spending time basking in the sunlight.
* exist in varies sizes, colours and shapes.
* generally have four legs and movable eyelids
  - live in the tropical zone where it is very warm
* grow for their entire lives
* have a fragile, detachable tail
  - more complex skull structure than do snakes
  - sharp view and can observe colors
  - slimy appearance, but they are actually dry
  - special brain part that measures time
  - weak tail
  - backbones
  - claws, lungs, and a tough outer skin of scales
  - crude third eyes on top of their heads that senses whether it's day or night
* have dry, scaly skin like their relatives, the turtles and snakes
  - external ear openings, unlike snakes which have no openings at all
  - extremely acute color vision
* have great personalities
  - vision and use their tongues to taste their surroundings
  - jaws with teeth
  - rough backs and come in many shapes and sizes
  - rounded tails
  - sexual throat pouches and wat- tles which become erected in excitement
* have special brain parts that can tell time
  - tails that can regenerate
  - teeth, too, even vegetarian lizards like green iguanas
  - two methods by which they can regulate their body temperature
* hunt food
  - cytoplasm
* ingest water.
* lay eggs in which baby lizards have from a few months later.
* lift legs.
* like to hang out on the walls as well as underneath objects
  - sun themselves to increase their body temperature
* live all over the world and are the largest group of reptiles
  - everywhere in the world except in Antarctica
  - diverse environments and are the most geographically widespread of the reptiles
  - the same type of habitat as small mammals because of the many hiding places
  - tropical to warm temperature dry forests, woodland and savanna woodland
  - every continent except a. Africa
* love sun
  - to bask in the sun
* make awsome pets
  - excellent pets
  - up one of the most diverse and successful groups of modern reptiles
* mostly hibernate in the cold days of winter.
* needs a temperature gradient to live in.
* never stop growing.
* open mouths.
* outnumber all other reptiles.
* patrol the larval landscape, and giant tortoises galumph on the beaches.
* position themselves in the sun to warm up so they can move.
* rely on their sight while snakes and turtles rely on their smell.
* reproduce by means of internal fertilization.
* require five to seven feedings per week due to their high metabolic rates
  - large cages to accommodate their active behavior
  - special care
* respond to threats in several different ways.
  - freely
* scatter or bask.
* scurry about, and rabbits play in the coolness of the dawn and the sunsets
  - quickly, including the colorful collared lizard
* scuttle in the dust.
* search for insects among the rocks and the doves search in the litter on the ground.
* seek a sunny spot in the morning to warm up to operating temperatures more quickly
* shed their skin when they outgrow it
  - skin, or molt, as they grow
* show a variety of adaptations to particular environments
  - much the same range as turtles
* smell by licking in the air just like snakes do.
* sometimes eat their own tail after they have shed it to regain weight from losing the tail.
* survive in the desert by sheltering during the heat of the day and expending little energy.
* swallow food.
* swim through sand, snakes surf the sand dunes, beetles race over miles of desert.
* thrive in deserts, but no reptiles can survive at all in polar ecosystems
* turn bright colors when they are courting.
* typically feed on insects, birds or rodents.
  - their tongues as sense organs
* usually have four legs, with five toes on each foot
  - males being larger than females
  - shed their skins in scraps, often starting by a split down the back
* wake up when they hear bells.
* wear wrist watches.
+ Gecko
  * Geckos' are small to middle size lizards. Lizards are reptiles. There are 1196 different kinds of geckos. They live in many warm countries. Some kinds of geckos go into people's houses. People are often happy to have them, because geckos eat many insects.
+ Lizard, Physiology
  * Sight is very important for most lizards, both for locating prey and for communication. Many lizards have highly acute color vision. Most lizards rely heavily on body language, using specific postures, gestures and movements to define territory, resolve disputes, and entice mates. Some species of lizard also utilize bright colors, such as the iridescent patches on the belly of Sceloporus. These colors would be highly visible to predators, so are often hidden on the underside or between scales and only revealed when necessary.