Eastern Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus collaris

The Eastern Collared Lizard is a colorful reptile known for its bright green and blue colors. It can run really fast on its back legs, making it a fun sight to see in the wild!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Eastern Collared Lizard has a distinctive large head and a long tail, often displaying a brilliant turquoise body, yellow head, and a prominent black double-collar. Males are especially vibrant blue-green, making them visually stand out against rocky backgrounds.

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Eastern Collared Lizard

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite fierce looks, they are excellent climbers, scrambling up vertical rocks!

Males bob their heads to communicate with rivals and attract females!

Their loud hiss sounds like distant thunder, earning them the nickname 'mountain boomer'!

These colorful lizards can even eat other lizards, making them fierce!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Eastern Collared Lizard can achieve high speeds by running on its powerful hind legs, which helps them quickly cross open, rocky terrain.

Eastern Collared Lizard has the ability to intentionally detach its tail (autotomy), which provides a crucial distraction to escaping predators.

Eastern Collared Lizard can darken its skin to absorb more sunlight or lighten it to reflect heat, which helps them perfectly manage their body temperature.

Eastern Collared Lizard has incredibly sharp eyesight and quick reflexes that help them spot and ambush fast-moving insect prey.

Maße und Details

Länge: 20-35 cm
Gewicht: 0.028-0.08 kg
Lebenserwartung: 6-10 Jahre
Top Speed: 25 km/h
Gelegegröße: 1-13
Brutzeit: 50-70 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These speedy lizards eat mostly insects and spiders, but sometimes other small lizards too!

Hauptnahrung

Crickets
Grasshoppers
Beetles
Spiders
Small lizards

Nahrungssuche

Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

A common aerial predator in its habitat.

eaten by

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Frequently preys on these lizards.

hunts

Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus

Will prey on smaller lizards found nearby.

eats

Gray Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca nitens

A primary food source of large insects.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.