Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Subgenus: V. (Odatria) Species: V. acanthurus The Red Ackie is an Australian variety of lizards, from the genus of monitor lizards (Varanus). The biologists call them the Red Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus Acanthurus), Ackie dwarfs monitor, or ridge-tailed monitor. Anatomy Spiny-tailed monitor,…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Polychrotidae Genus: Anolis Species: A. equestris The largest variety of anole is the knight anole or Anolis equestris belonging to the polychrotidae family, otherwise also called the Cuban knight anole. They can grow to a total length of about 13 -20 inches (33-51 cm) from head to…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Agamidae Subfamily: Agamidae Genus: Agama Species: A. mwanzae This Species Resemble the Superhero Spiderman in Comics The Spider-Man Agama otherwise called Mwanza Flat-headed Agama or Agama Mwanza of the Agamidae family belongs to Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda. Anatomy The standard Spiderman agama males attain 6 to…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Gekkota Infraorder: Pygopodomorpha Family: Pygopodidae The Legless lizard belongs to the minor category of lizard species that have evolved to a stage where their limbs do not function. It is the general name given to the family Pygopodidae and generally refers to other groups, which…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Subgenus: Varanus Species: V. komodoensis Binomial Name: Varanus komodoensis Dragon lizards also called Agamids, are some of the most distributed lizard species on this planet. You usually find them in warm environments of Southern Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa….
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Squamata Suborder: Lacertilia Family: Agamidae Subfamily: Agamidae Genus: Chlamydosaurus Species: C. kingii Binomial Name: Chlamydosaurus kingii We can call the frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii any number of names including frill-necked lizard and frilled dragon. The frilled lizard is a large species of lizard that are arboreal in…
This list does not promise to be a comprehensive guide to pet care. You can treat this as just an introduction to creatures one commonly keeps as pets, including some information about their availability. Before you choose any lizard type as pets, you have to do a complete research on their care requirements. You have…
The world has many kinds of lizards. An average hobbyist can avail of many of them as pets. The problem that the hobbyist faces is one of choice. How to find the perfect pet? By understanding more about the differences between lizards and learning more about the aspects that appeal to you, you can make…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Lacertilia Family: Phrynosomatidae Genus: Phrynosoma Species: P. Platyrhinos Binomial Name: Phrynosoma Platyrhinos When the desert becomes extremely hot, lizards resort to estivation, meaning a period of inactivity. They go without much water and food and their breathing and heart rates…
Lizards are one of the biggest families of reptiles that number as per records, above 3800 varieties. The extent of their length varies from a few inches to almost 10 feet, and their weight is up to 100 pounds. It is truly unbelievable that the absolute assortment of this subordinate category from the geckos to…
What Are Lizards? Lizards belong to the class Reptilia, resembling closely with snakes. There are some lizards, who are exactly like snakes and do not have legs, and hence called sheltopusiks. Lizards are the oldest inhabitants of the Earth and even existed about two hundred million years back. In fact, even today some of the…
Lizards belong to the endemic family of squamate reptiles (including lizards, snakes, and related extinct forms), and the species number around 6,000 spreading over all the continents excluding Antarctica and the oceanic island chains. The family is the subordinate associate of Lacertilia. All extant members are members of Lepidosauria (reptiles having scales that overlap). They appear…