Lizards are four-legged animals, including scaly reptile group. Broadly speaking, understanding or relatives lizard lizard (English: lizards) also includes a group of lizards, geckos, chameleons, lizards fly, lizards, iguanas and others. While narrowly, in Indonesian lizard term usually refers to is limited to groups of lizards are generally smallish, scaly slippery shiny, and live on the ground (Ingg .: skink, Scincidae tribe, or generally members infraordo Scincomorpha).
So, in general lizards include species such as sand lizards smallish lygosoma, to the Komodo dragon (Varanus) that can reach a length of more than 3 m. Scientifically, this large group known as the suborder or nation Lacertilia (= Sauria), part of the nation scaly animals (Squamata).
Lacertilia nation in general have four legs, external ear canal, and the eyelids can open the lid. However, as an exception, there are members who do not have most of the characteristics. An example is the 'snake' glass (glass snake or glass lizard, tribal Anguidae) are legless.
Biology.
In addition to the characters mentioned above, as is generally reptiles, lizards are cold-blooded (that's why the lizard is often sunbathing) and has a range of scales that form awakened from horn substance. Consist of no less than 40 parts, the lizard has a pattern of colors, shapes and sizes are very diverse. Most types have smooth scales shiny, slippery or like oily impressed, even though the scales were very dry as a lizard does not have pores in the skin to sweat or oil.Most lizards lay eggs (oviparous), though some are giving birth (viviparous). Also, generally lizards can regrow tails or even severed limbs.
Some species of legless lizard, snake-like glass, for example, has a wrist structure in his shoulder and pelvis, though no legs. Although it looks like, lizards can be distinguished from true snakes because they have movable eyelids, external ear hole, and can decide its tail in danger; traits not possessed by a snake.
Many types of lizards are a good tree climber or sprinter. Some of them can even be run over two legs with very quickly, as well as the world's fastest lizard: thorn-tailed iguana of the genus Ctenosaura.
Certain lizards, such as the chameleon, can change color according to environmental conditions or mood. Although most live on the mainland, mostly lizards can swim well. Some species, such as lizards, even adapting well in aquatic environments.
Habitat and food.
Most lizards live on the ground (terrestrial), while partially infiltrated life in loose soil or sand (fossorial). Some of them wandered over or in the trunk of the tree (arboreal). Rather than as an ambush predator, most lizards actively explore their environment to hunt prey.Although most species are predators (predator), but in fact very varied lizard food. Ranging from fruit and other plant materials, insects, amphibians, reptiles others, small mammals, carrion, even such a big lizard Komodo dragons can also hunt large mammals, as large as deer or wild boar.
Smallish lizards eat a variety of insects such as mosquitoes, flies, moths and butterflies, a variety of insect larvae, earthworms, to frogs and other reptiles are smaller. Garden lizard (Mabuya multifasciata) sometimes prey on the moor frog (Fejervarya limnocharis), even like to climb the rough wall to catch common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) were careless.
Venomous lizards.
Up to now there are two kinds of lizard whose bite proved venomous: the giant lizards crazy and Mexican beaded lizard. Both types of lizards that are related are living in southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Although there are many myths and legends concerning both the creature and the fact that their bites can cause serious injuries, but so far no record of deaths that occur in humans as a result of the bite.Research in Australia has recently demonstrated the possibility of some kind of lizard relatives iguanas and lizards can also have glands. Although, if the allegations are true, this is believed to be little or no harm to humans, given that this can be issued lizards are little by little through the process of chewing the prey, and not injected at once in large numbers as the venomous snake bites.
Previously it was believed that the swelling and irritation caused by bites lizards it is due to a bacterial infection that accompanies bites. It is still true in most cases, however, the research above suggests the possibility of swelling that occurs due to the inclusion of a lizard. Furthermore, experts who support this study invites to revisit the classification system lizard particularly related to the development of the gland can in reptiles. If successful, this research could improve understanding of the evolution of lizards, snakes and venom.
Lizards and humans.
Most lizards are harmless to humans. The bite, in fact, rarely are to be able to drain the blood from the wound caused. Just the kind of enormous, like the Komodo dragon, which can kill humans and livestock. Gila monster lizard and Mexican beaded lizards are venomous not always lethal, although the wounds caused by the bite can be very painful. Lizards generally useful even for humans because controlling various pests which annoy; high value as a pet (pet); produce leather for various forms of craft; and some are edible.Lizards are also important in some cultures and mythology traditional tribes, for example in Australia and Peru. Not surprisingly, the lizard is often engraved symbols in the traditional arts.
Some people believe that the lizard meat can be used as skin pain medication and others. Lizards (usually garden lizard, gecko, or lizard) arrested or dikail by using bait dragonfly or butterfly. After cleaning, lizard meat baked or fried, and used as a side dish meal.
Bedouin Arabs used to eat a kind of lizard herbivores that Dhab, flesh and is regarded as one of the alternative sources of protein and they can show you how to kill, his skin was very loud often used by them as well.
Classification.
Suborder Lacertilia (Sauria) - (Lizard)† Parts Bavarisauridae
† Parts Eichstaettisauridae
Infraordo Iguania
† Parts Arretosauridae
† Parts Euposauridae
Tribe Corytophanidae
Tribe Iguanidae (iguanas and iguana tail-thorn)
Tribe Phrynosomatidae
Polychrotidae rate (Anolis)
Leiosauridae rate (Polychrotinae)
Tribe Tropiduridae
Liolaemidae rate (Tropidurinae)
Leiocephalidae rate (Tropidurinae)
Tribe Crotaphytidae
Opluridae rate (iguana Madagascar)
Tribe Hoplocercidae
† Parts Priscagamidae
† Parts Isodontosauridae
Agamidae rate (chameleons, lizards and fly-soa soa)
Chamaeleonidae rate (chameleon Kameleon)
Infraordo Gekkota
Gekkonidae rate (geckos and lizards)
Tribe Pygopodidae
Tribe Dibamidae
Infraordo Scincomorpha
† Parts Paramacellodidae
† Parts Slavoiidae
Tribe Scincidae (garden lizard and various lizards true)
Tribe Cordylidae
Tribe Gerrhosauridae
Tribe Xantusiidae
Tribe Lacertidae (lizards grass and various lizards climbing)
† Parts Mongolochamopidae
† Parts Adamisauridae
Teiidae rate (Tegu)
Gymnophthalmidae rate (spectacled lizards)
Infraordo Diploglossa
Anguidae rate (snake glass)
Anniellidae rate (not-legged lizards America)
Tribe Xenosauridae
Infraordo Platynota (Varanoidea)
Varanidae rate (lizard)
Lanthanotidae rate (lizards non-eared)
Helodermatidae rate (giant lizard crazy and Mexican beaded lizard)
† Parts Mosasauridae (marine lizards).
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