探検爬虫類

Southern Alligator Lizard

Elgaria multicarinata

The Southern Alligator Lizard is a fun little reptile that loves to bask in the sun. With its long body and cool scales, it can often be found in gardens or under rocks.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Southern Alligator Lizard has a long, slender body with short legs and a long tail. Its overlapping, keeled scales are typically brown, grey, or olive, often with darker crossbands. A distinct fold of skin runs along each side of its body, and its belly is usually pale yellow.

AnimaliaChordataSquamataLacertiliaAnguidaeElgaria
Southern Alligator Lizard
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Southern Alligator Lizard

カテゴリ

爬虫類

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Despite their name, Southern Alligator Lizards are not related to alligators at all!

Some females can store sperm for months to fertilize eggs later, how cool is that?

These lizards can live in gardens, helping control pests like slugs and snails!

They can 'play dead' when threatened, lying still until danger passes, wow!

特殊能力

能力

Escape Artist Tail

Southern Alligator Lizard can drop its wiggling tail to distract predators, which helps them make a quick getaway!

能力

Expandable Body

Southern Alligator Lizard has a unique skin fold along its sides that helps them expand to eat larger meals or carry eggs.

能力

Powerful Jaws

Southern Alligator Lizard has strong jaws that help them crush exoskeletons of insects and hold onto squirming prey.

能力

Climbing Claws

Southern Alligator Lizard can climb well using sharp claws and scaly skin, which helps them scale trees and rocks for hunting.

サイズと詳細

長さ
15-50 cm
体重
0.01-0.1 kg
寿命
5-10 年
Top Speed
10 km/h
一度の産卵数
5-20
抱卵期間
30-90 日

食性と食事

These carnivorous lizards eat a variety of insects, spiders, and even small rodents or other lizards.

主な食物

  • crickets
  • grasshoppers
  • slugs
  • snails
  • spiders
  • beetles

採餌方法

  • Ambush

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Snakes hunt these lizards for a meal.

hunts

Two-spotted Cricket

Gryllus bimaculatus

The lizard actively preys on many types of insects.

hunts

Garden Snail

Helix aspersa

A common garden pest that these lizards enjoy eating.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

If you see one, watch it from a distance and don't try to touch it.

よくある質問

Southern Alligator Lizardの長さは何ですか?

15-50 cm

Southern Alligator Lizardの体重は何ですか?

0.01-0.1 kg

Southern Alligator Lizardの寿命は何ですか?

5-10 年

Southern Alligator Lizardのtop Speedは何ですか?

10 km/h

Southern Alligator Lizardは何を食べますか?

These carnivorous lizards eat a variety of insects, spiders, and even small rodents or other lizards.

Southern Alligator Lizardは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Southern Alligator Lizardはどのように狩りをしますか?

Ambush

Southern Alligator Lizardの一度の産卵数は何ですか?

5-20

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