Lizards (Squamata)

This chapter highlights lizards. It begins by looking at agamid lizards, including the Peter's rock agama, the Indo-Chinese Bloodsucker, the Variable Bloodsucker, and the Butterfly Lizard. Populations of the Peter's rock agama in the United States were derived from the pet trade and have b...

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Published inExotic Amphibians and Reptiles of the United States
Main Authors Collins, Suzanne L, Bury, R. Bruce, Meshaka, Walter E, McCallum, Malcolm L
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University Press of Florida 15.02.2022
Subjects
agamid lizards
ameivas
anoles
chameleons
curly-tailed lizards
Environmental Science
eugongylid skinks
iguanas
monitor lizards
sphenomorphid skinks
true geckos
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Summary:This chapter highlights lizards. It begins by looking at agamid lizards, including the Peter's rock agama, the Indo-Chinese Bloodsucker, the Variable Bloodsucker, and the Butterfly Lizard. Populations of the Peter's rock agama in the United States were derived from the pet trade and have been established in southern Florida since the mid-1980s. Subsequent dispersal through intentional release is common and often in disparate locations. The chapter then considers chameleons, casque-headed lizards, anoles, and true geckos. It also examines sphaerodactyl geckos, iguanas, wall lizards and lacertas, curly-tailed lizards, and horned lizards. Finally, the chapter studies eugongylid skinks, sun skinks, sphenomorphid skinks, ameivas, and monitor lizards.
ISBN:9780813066967
0813066964
DOI:10.5744/florida/9780813066967.003.0012