World Lizard Day

August 14: World Lizard Day

World Lizard Day

World Lizard Day is to celebrate and appreciate lizards. Lizards are in the squamate (scaled) reptile group. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion, though there are legless lizards. Lizards, like snakes, have a movable quadrate bone, a bone between the base of the lower jaw and the skull. Their skin is covered in overlapping scales made of keratin. This skin is tough and leathery, and it sheds or molts as the animal grows. Lizards make use of a variety of anti-predator adaptations, including venom, camouflage, reflex bleeding, and the ability to regrow their tails.

Lizard Facts & Trivia
  • There are over 6,000 types of lizards.
  • They are found on all continents, except Antarctica.
  • It was previously thought there were only two venomous lizards, the Gila monster and the Mexican beaded lizard. In 2005-6, the University of Melbourne researchers discovered that all monitors have varying degrees of venom. —Lace monitor venom causes swift loss of consciousness and extensive bleeding.
  • Many lizards lay eggs while others bear live young.
  • The largest lizard is the Komodo dragon, 10 ft (3 m).
  • The smallest lizard is the Jaragua dwarf gecko, 0.6 inches (1.6 centimeters).
  • Herpetology is the study of amphibians and reptiles (including lizards).
  • Herpetophobia is the fear or aversion to reptiles, commonly lizards and snakes.
  • A group of lizards is a lounge.
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