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Lizard

Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles that are not snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians or "worm lizards"), encompassing over 7,000 species. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. Extant lizard species vary in size from the 13.5 mm (0.53…

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Lizard

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 66
Lizard → Adventures With Reptiles, Alabama, Alabama Press, Alfred, Amphibians, Amphibians Eastern/Central North America, Arthur, Behler, Boston, Capula, Cogger, Collins, Conant, Daniel, Ditmars, Eastern, Exotic Pets, Field Guide, Freiberg, Gibbons
related to Taxonomy · 30
Lizard → Alexandre Brongniart, Archosauromorpha, Arnold, Beauvais, Choristodera, Europe, French, However, In, It, Jacques Gauthier, James Macartney, Kluge, Lacertilia, Later, Latinisation, Lepidosauromorpha, Mcartney's, Michael, Mirror
related to In culture · 24
Lizard → Aboriginal, According, Africa, Amazon, Bantu, Battle, Christian, Classical, Egypt, Hawaiian, In, In African, In Australian Aboriginal, Indian, Jack Tresidder, Lizards, Maharashtra, Melanesian, Moʻo, Polynesia
related to history · 19
Lizard → Asia, Cretaceous, Dolichosauridae, Early, Early Cretaceous, In, In Europe, Late Cretaceous, Megachirella, Middle Jurassic, Middle Triassic, Mosasaurs, New Zealand, North Africa, North America, Palaeogene, Some, Sophineta, The
related to Diet · 13
Lizard → An, Ants, Autarchoglossa, Chameleons, Due, Geckos, Horned, Many, Species, Termites, The, They, When
related to Communication · 12
Lizard → Blue-tongued, Chameleons, Chemical, In, Lizards, Male, Males, Several, Some, They, Visual, While
related to Venom · 11
Lizard → Genes, Gila, However, Komodo, Lace, Mexican, Nine, The, This, Toxicofera, Until
related to Convergence · 10
Lizard → Anguidae, Anniellidae, Anolis, Cordylidae, Dibamidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Lizards, Pygopodidae, Scincidae, Squamata
related to Sources · 9
Lizard → California Press, Diversity, Evolution, ISBN, Lizards, Pianka, University, Vitt, Windows
related to Interactions and uses by humans · 8
Lizard → An, Argentine, Indonesian, Komodo, Monitor, Most, Numerous, Only

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lizards species snakes reptiles chameleons geckos prey including common may like venom eggs monitor also gecko isbn body used males

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Lizardis acommon name used for all squamate reptiles that are not snakes0.90text
Lizardis aking of beasts0.90text
mammalsinstance ofthey are preyed upon by larger animals0.80text
birdsinstance ofthey are preyed upon by larger animals0.80text
other reptilesinstance ofthey are preyed upon by larger animals0.80text
and even fishinstance ofthey are preyed upon by larger animals0.80text
large frogsinstance ofthey are preyed upon by larger animals0.80text
as well as predatory invertebrates such as spidersinstance ofthey are preyed upon by larger animals0.80text
praying mantisesinstance ofthey are preyed upon by larger animals0.80text
giant centipedesinstance ofthey are preyed upon by larger animals0.80text
and thus have a variety of antipredator adaptations including venominstance ofthey are preyed upon by larger animals0.80text
camouflageinstance ofthey are preyed upon by larger animals0.80text

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