lizards
Geckos and iguanas
Lizards is the plural of lizard, a typically four-legged reptile with scaly skin and a long tail.
Most lizards are small—geckos, skinks, iguanas—though monitor lizards grow quite large.
Unlike snakes, most lizards have legs and external ear openings.
The lizards sunned themselves on the rocks.
In slang, a lounge lizard is a man who frequents bars hoping to meet women.
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
- squamateScale-bearing reptile order
- saurianLizard or lizard-like
- geckoClimbing lizard with toe pads
chameleon · skink · monitor · anole · basilisk · frilled · tegu · tuatara
Plates or weighing devices
- keratinStructural hair protein
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- ectothermOrganism heated externally
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
basking · dewlap · tail · regeneration · metabolism · molting · cold-blooded · sunbathing
Glass-walled growing enclosure
- vivariumEnclosure for living specimens
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- heat lampRadiant warming fixture
- UVBMedium-wave ultraviolet light
substrate · humidity · feeding · crickets · mealworms · calcium · exotic · pet
Surface hue arrangement
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
adaptation · blend · disguise · stealth · chromatophores · camouflaged · environment · predation
Extinct prehistoric reptiles
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- TriassicFirst Mesozoic period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
paleontology · Mesozoic · extinction · amber · mosasaur · ancient · pterosaurs · archosaur
reptile
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
- squamateScale-bearing reptile order
- saurianLizard or lizard-like
gecko · chameleon · skink · monitor · anole · basilisk · frilled · tegu · tuatara · bearded dragon
scales
Plates or weighing devices
thermoregulation · basking · dewlap · tail · regeneration · metabolism · molting · cold-blooded · sunbathing · hatchling
terrarium
Glass-walled growing enclosure
- vivariumEnclosure for living specimens
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- heat lampRadiant warming fixture
UVB · substrate · humidity · feeding · crickets · mealworms · calcium · exotic · pet · husbandry
coloration
Surface hue arrangement
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- concealmentAct of hiding something
chameleon · adaptation · blend · disguise · stealth · chromatophores · camouflaged · environment · predation · survival
dinosaurs
Extinct prehistoric reptiles
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- TriassicFirst Mesozoic period
Cretaceous · paleontology · Mesozoic · extinction · amber · mosasaur · ancient · pterosaurs · archosaur · evolution
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits
- pet keepingcats, dogs, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- Desert Safaricamels, sand dunes, dune buggies, jeeps, sandboarding
- desert wildlifecamel, dromedary, gazelle, oryx, jerboa
- egg-layerschickens, hens, ducks, geese, turkeys
lizardssnakes
Elongated limbless reptiles
turtles · tortoises · crocodilians · alligators · crocodiles
lizardsendotherms
Organisms producing internal heat
mammals · birds · amphibians · fish
- lounge lizardOily bar-haunting freeloader
- horned lizardsSpike-headed desert reptiles
- giant lizardVery large reptile
- lizard brainPrimitive neural survival center
- leapin' lizardsDated amazement interjection
- terrible lizard