The largest lizard on earth is the Komodo dragon. The Komodo dragon, scientifically known as Varanus komodoensis (Ouwens, 1912), is a species of Varanus in the Varanidae family. Also known as the Komodo dragon, it is the largest lizard known to exist today. The Komodo dragon is ferocious, and adults...
King cobra is different from real cobra. It is not a member of the genus Cobra, but belongs to the independent genus Cobra. Compared with other cobras, it is more ferocious, extremely quick to react, flexible in turning its head and neck, and has a large amount of venom. It is one of the most danger...
Speaking of the nickname of the water monitor lizard, everyone is familiar with it, that is - the five-clawed golden dragon.Although the water monitor lizard looks unfriendly, it is actually very docile and very friendly to people. It is said to be a non-aggressive animal, and no cases of biting peo...
The veiled chameleon is native to Central Asia, such as Saudi Arabia and Yemen, so they have another name - Yemen chameleon. They are a relatively large chameleon and are also the most suitable chameleon for beginners to raise.When the mood is beautiful, the iridophore crystals are closely arranged,...
All pythons are non-venomous, and carpet pythons are no exception.Carpet pythons strangle their prey by constricting their bodies. The species is usually active during the day and at night, with some subspecies being primarily nocturnal. Carpet pythons like to live in trees, although they usually ba...
Between 1928 and 1929, the biology department of Sun Yat-sen University went to Dayao Mountain in Guangxi, China, and collected 28 reptiles that looked like lizards but had tails like crocodiles in Qiongwu Village, Luoxiang Township, Jinxiu County, Guangxi. No. 2 of them was sent to the Zoological M...
The plain monitor lizard is docile and not too big; it rarely has problems with eating. Because it has a low sense of aggression and is relatively easy to keep, it is the most commonly kept monitor lizard. Unsurprisingly, the plain monitor was first raised by Americans. Due to its docile personality...
Ancient folklore says that if you are bitten by a crested snake, you will definitely die. However, up to now, no snake has been found in the world with a mortality rate of 100%.After relevant investigations, it was reported that this crested snake may be a tiger-spotted neck snake or a chameleon tre...
We already know that based on the development of the temporal part of the skull, that is, the relationship between the development and changes of the temporal foramen, scientists divide reptiles (classes) into four subclasses, namely Anosus, Monossus, and Platysus. and Dicypodia. On this basi...