Lizards

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**Henkel's Leaftailed Gegko Plumed Lizard Bearded Dragon Kom odo Dragon **


 * HENDKEL'S LEAFTAILED GECKO: **
 * Lives in Madagascar
 * Madagascar is a tropical island off of the coast of Southern Africa
 * It is nearly impossible to see the Leaftailed Gecko
 * The Gegko looks much like a dead leaf, this helps it to stay hidden from predators
 * The Leaftailed Gegko comes out only at night, this makes it a nocturnal animal
 * This gecko's large eyes help it to see the insects it eats in the dark
 * Click here to find out more about Hendel's Leaftailed Gecko: []

BEARDED DRAGON: **
 * PLUMED LIZARD: **
 * Lives in Central America
 * Central America is mostly one large tropical rainforest
 * Plumed Lizards will eat almost anything smaller than themselves
 * This means they manly eat insects
 * Plumed Lizards are a bright green color, this color helps them to blend with the bright plants in the rainforest
 * These lizards can also run on water to learn more about this click here: []
 * Beared Dragons live in Eastern and Central Australia
 * Eastern and Central Australia is a desert (that means it is very dry)
 * Bearded Dragons are light tan to yellow in color
 * Males can grow to be 2ft long
 * Bearded Dragons are omnivores
 * Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and animals. Humans are omnivores.
 * Bearded Dragons are called this because when in danger they inflate a pouch under their chins to make themselves look bigger. When uninflated this pouch looks like a beard.
 * Another thing Bearded Dragons do when threatened is open there yellow mouth to make themselves look un edible
 * To learn more about Bearded Dragons click here: []

**KOMODO DRAGON:**


 * The Komodo Dragon lives on several islands in the south pacific
 * They live mainly in grasslands and on low monsoon forsets
 * The Komodo Dragon's spit is extremely toxic and a bite from one of these dragons is usually fatal
 * They have poor hearing and eye sight but can smell something up to 5 miles away
 * The Komodo Dragon smells much like a snake does, with its tongue.
 * These dragons are carnivores
 * When an animal is a Carnivore the animal eats only meat
 * Komodo Dragons can weigh up to 154 pounds
 * To learn more about the Komodo Dragon click here: []

**Sources:** [] [] [] [] [|www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=17+1796&aid=2730] [] [|www.stlzoo.org] Pat's Power point

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