📷 Reptiles in the Aquarium Berlin #9: The Venomous Beaded Lizard! (English/German)
In this part I will show you a very special kind of lizard: The beaded Lizard!
The frightening colouration of the Beaded Lizard with its many contrasts is an effective warning signal. They are the only lizards that produce a venom in their submandibular glands which is delivered into the wound when they bite. The primarily crepuscular and nocturnal animals feed on small birds, rodents and reptiles. The females bury up to 12 eggs in moist soil; the baby lizards hatch after five or six months.
[German] In diesem Teil werde ich euch eine sehr spezielle Art von Echse zeigen: Die Skorpions-Krustenechse!
Die abschreckende kontrastreiche Färbung der Krustenechsen ist ein wirksames Warnsignal. Sie sind die einzigen Echsen, die ein Gift produzieren, welches in Unterkieferdrüsen gebildet und beim Biss in die Wunde übertragen wird. Die überwiegend dämmerungs- und nachtaktiven Tiere ernähren sich von kleinen Vögeln, Nagetieren und Reptilien. Die bis zu 12 Eier werden von den Weibchen im feuchten Erdreich vergraben. Nach fünf bis sechs Monaten schlüpfen die Jungtiere.
Photo of two Beaded Lizards, taken with my smartphone:
[German] Foto von zwei Skorpions-Krustenechsen, aufgenommen mit meinem Handy:
Here is a picture where you can see how big the Beaded Lizard is, compared to a human:
[German] Hier ist ein Bild wo man sehen kann, wie groß Skorpions-Krustenechsen werden können, im Vergleich mit einem Menschen:
Hear you in my next article and best regards!
[German] Wir hören uns in meinem nächsten Artikel und beste Grüße!
Jonas Ahrens
Cool. The most venomous of the beaded lizards is the Gila monster. Update - monitor lizards are now classified as venomous. Their saliva contains a deadly bacteria that is strong enough to kill a water buffalo in a matter of hours or days. The Kamodo dragon will bite it's victim and then stalk it until the prey is too weak to defend itself or dies. Then a whole group of Kamodos will have a feast.
Thank you for the information @roswellrockman!
That is a very strange looking creature!
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
Yes it´s really strange
lovely pet :D
Yes :D
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