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Snake-eyed Lizard

Ophisops elegans

The Snake-eyed Lizard is a small, colorful lizard with beautiful eyes that look like snakes! It loves to bask in the sun and can be found in warm places.

Lebensraum: Desert

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The Snake-eyed Lizard has a slender body with smooth, overlapping scales, typically brown or greyish-brown, often featuring pale stripes along its back and sides. Its most distinctive feature is the lack of movable eyelids, having a clear, fixed spectacle over each eye, much like a snake's.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseSquamataOrdnungLacertiliaFamilieLacertidaeGattungOphisops
Snake-eyed Lizard
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Snake-eyed Lizard

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Sometimes they 'wave' a front leg to communicate with other lizards!

Their diet helps control insect populations, making them garden heroes!

They can drink tiny dew drops off leaves and plants to stay hydrated.

They use their long tails for balance when darting quickly!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tail Escape

Snake-eyed Lizards can shed their tail if caught, which wiggles to distract a predator while the lizard escapes to safety.

Fähigkeit

Speedy Sprint

Snake-eyed Lizards can dart across open ground very quickly, a burst of speed that helps them catch insects or flee danger.

Fähigkeit

Sun Charger

Snake-eyed Lizards bask in sunny spots to warm their bodies, giving them the vital energy needed to hunt and move swiftly.

Maße und Details

Länge
15-20 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.015 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-7 Jahre
Top Speed
10 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-6
Brutzeit
40-60 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This little lizard loves to snack on tiny insects and other small invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • ants
  • beetles
  • grasshoppers
  • spiders
  • small larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

A common ant species eaten by the lizard.

eats

Mealworm Beetle

Tenebrio molitor

Adult beetles are a source of protein for the lizard.

eaten by

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

A common bird of prey that hunts small lizards.

eaten by

Caspian Whipsnake

Coluber caspius

A large, agile snake that preys on lizards.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch from a distance and never try to catch a lizard. They are best left in their homes!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Snake-eyed Lizard?

15-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Snake-eyed Lizard?

0.005-0.015 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Snake-eyed Lizard?

3-7 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Snake-eyed Lizard?

10 km/h

Was frisst Snake-eyed Lizard?

This little lizard loves to snack on tiny insects and other small invertebrates.

Wo findet man Snake-eyed Lizard normalerweise?

Desert

Wie jagt Snake-eyed Lizard?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Snake-eyed Lizard?

2-6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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