Lizard - Camouflage, Defense, Adaptations

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Many birds, mammals, invertebrates, and other reptiles prey on lizards. In response, lizards have a variety of defensive strategies to draw upon. For example, chuckwallas (Sauromalus) typically remain close to rock piles. When danger threatens, they move into small crevices and puff up their bodies to make their extrication difficult. A number of spiny-tailed lizards also move into crevices and leave only a sharp, formidable tail exposed. The African armadillo lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) holds its tail in its mouth with its forefeet and presents a totally spiny form to an attacker. Predators, such as snakes, that attempt to swallow an ...(100 of 9041 words)

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