Assertion: lizard | /r/CapableOf | use chemical communication
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text: Lizards that use chemical communication produce chemicals that they deposit in the environment, such as pheromones.
text: Lizards that use chemical communication have highly developed olfactory systems, which essentially give these lizards a very well developed sense of "smell" and enable them to detect chemicals in the environment.
text: Several physical and behavioral characteristics are common among lizards that use chemical communication.
text: Lizards that use chemical communication are often observed to drag their back legs or lower half of their body against a surface they are walking across.
text: Another behavior common among lizards that use chemical communication is tongue flicking.
text: Similar to what we see snakes doing, lizards that use chemical communication stick out their tongues and "taste" the chemicals present in the air and on various surfaces, such as rocks or logs that another lizard might have been sitting on.
text: Thus, lizards that live at relatively low population densities or do not come into close contact very often can use chemical communication.
text: Because lizards that use chemical communication rely on these chemicals remaining in the environment for some amount of time, chemical communication is usually better suited for use in dry environments.