#water lizard

[herpsandbirds]

Uzell’s Water Lizard (Centrosaura apodema), family Gymnophthalmidae, South Pacific Coast of Costa Rica

photograph by Kevin Venegas

[raystarkitty]

[never-never-land]

My mc is all ready already. She will be quiet, reserved and small and will be shy around Hook. And will also be friends with Peter and the Water Lizard because I want to see J's complaints.

I love it! Hook will definitely have some words about MCs that are friends with the Water Lizard, but as long as the Water Lizard stays away from them, they’ll be fine. Especially since he seems to make the MC so happy.

Hook doesn’t have an issue with Peter— per se— but there’s definitely tension between them. Partly because, you know, he did cut off their hand.

[paleopals]

Someone new just swam into the shop! That's right! We finally have Tex the Tylosaurus stickers!

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[animalworld]

CAIMAN LIZARD Dracaena guianensis ©Laura Quick

These lizards can reach up to 4 feet (1.2 m) long and weigh up to 10 lb (4.5 kg). Caiman lizards are found in South America in Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Brazil. These semiaquatic lizards spend a lot of time in the water and inhabit marshes, streams and flooded forests

These colorul lizards were hunted nearly to extinction for their skin. They were protected in the 70s and their numbers have rebounded.

The South American caiman lizard has a few adaptations:

a long and flattened tail, similar to its namesake, acts as a rudder to help the caiman lizard to successfully swim and dive

Nictitating membrane is thought to act like a pair of goggles underwater

Strong jaw, as they specialize in eating snails

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[sakualong]

I made a new baby. her name is Cherith and she’s going to be my starter for my Sword Nuzlocke.

[suzume-xiv]

Oops I tripped

[herpsandbirds]

Uzell’s Water Lizard (Centrosaura apodema), family Gymnophthalmidae, Central Pacific area of Costa Rica

Photograph by Roel de Plecker