1. Lizards By Haley Brown October 25, 2012

2. The Types Of Lizards There are Domesticated and Non- Domesticated lizards. Domesticated lizards are sold at pet stores. Domesticated means: Brought from the wild to live in association with humans. Non- Domesticated lizards are part of the wild, and are usually not tame.

3. Care For Lizards As Pets • Many lizards need special care. • They need a clean cage. • You need to also maintain a daily diet. • After each meal make sure you have a heated place for them to digest its food.

4. A Lizard's Daily Diet • To keep a lizard you have to note the type you have. This will help you learn what you need to feed your lizard. An omnivore is a plant and insect eater. It needs to be fed mustard greens along with your choice of insects. An insectivore eats just insects.

5. .Interesting Facts Of Different Lizards • Green Iguanas have nasal salt glands that enables them to sneeze a liquid that turns into salt.

6. Different Defense Mechanisms • Lizards have different types of defense mechanisms. • A defense Mechanism is what the lizard does to defend itself. Many have one main mechanism. The detachment of the tail

7. The "Horned Devil" • The Horned Devil squirts blood out of its eye when in danger.

8. The Bearded Dragon • The bearded dragon is the most common house lizard. • When in danger it puffs out its “beard” and holds its mouth open. • The Bearded Dragon’s “beard” is a spiky flap of skin on each side of the head.

9. The Basilisk or "The Jesus Christ Lizard" • The Basilisk runs when in danger • It usually runs upright on its hind legs • The Basilisk runs so fast that it often can run on water. Giving it the name “ The Jesus Christ Lizard”.

10. Additional Facts About Lizards • Lizards often lay eggs. • Some hatch the eggs inside their stomachs. • Many lizards can perform tail autonomy, or the detachment of the tail. • While the predator is distracted by the tail, the lizard gets away.