desert reptiles
Arid land crawlers
Desert reptiles are reptiles adapted to arid environments—lizards, snakes, tortoises, and others that thrive in hot, dry climates.
The phrase appears most often in nature documentaries and wildlife guides: Desert reptiles have evolved to conserve water and tolerate extreme heat.
- geckoClimbing lizard with toe pads
- Gila monsterVenomous American desert lizard
- rattlesnake biteToxic serpent puncture wound
- chuckwallaLarge herbivorous desert lizard
- horned lizardSpiky-headed desert reptile
thermoregulation · water retention · water hole · sidewinder · camouflage · monitor lizard · habitat loss · burrowing · herpetology · lizard · climate change · ectotherm · nocturnal activity · basking · reptile · heat tolerance · dry heat · heat stroke
habitat climate/moisture
desert reptilesaquatic reptiles
Water-dwelling scaled vertebrates
marine reptiles · pond turtles · sea turtles · crocodilians · water snakes