Discover strange facts about lizards: Komodo dragons, geckos, iguanas, monitor lizards, chameleons, and the scaled reptiles that range from finger-sized to...
Komodo dragons reach 3 meters long and kill with venom, not just bacteria. Expert guide to the world's largest lizard and how it hunts prey much larger than itself.
Explore the extraordinary world of lizards, from Komodo dragon venom and gecko wall-climbing physics to marine iguanas, blood-squirting horned lizards, and the science of tail regeneration. Expert-written guide covering diversity, behavior, and survival strategies across 7,000+ species.
Everything about the Komodo dragon: size, habitat, venom, hunting, reproduction, parthenogenesis, cannibalism, and the strange facts that make Varanus komodoensis the largest living lizard on Earth.
Everything about the green iguana: size, habitat, herbivorous diet, the parietal third eye, tail-whip defence, Florida invasiveness, and the strange facts that make Iguana iguana one of the world's most distinctive lizards.
Everything about the marine iguana: the only sea-going lizard on Earth, found solely in the Galapagos - diving to 30 m, sneezing salt, and shrinking its skeleton during El Nino.
Everything about the central bearded dragon: size, Australian desert habitat, the throat-puffing beard display, arm-waving submission signals, temperature-driven sex reversal, captive morphs, and the strange facts that make Pogona vitticeps the world's most popular pet lizard.
