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Lagartija cocodrilo (Crocodile lizard)

Barisia Imbricata

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Field Notes

Description:

Rugged and long lizard. is between 10 cm females are longer than the male.
Their food is insectivorous diet consists Coleoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, etc.Are viviparous, has been detected in female embryos in the spring and early summer and can be between 4 and 17. Are terrestrial and diurnal activity during the winter are buried up to 50 cm below the substrate.

Habitat:

His abitat found in temperate coniferous forests at high altitudes arrives from 3500 to 4000m in the presence of branches of grass. They are protected under rocks and fallen trees.

Notes:

It is not poisonous

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Comments (9)

hahaha, parece una caricatura ! :D
WOW !!!!!!!!!!! this is the best shot i have ever see ! amazing :))
Hahaha, this made me laugh when I saw it! Fantastic snap, what timing!

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PublishedApril 29, 2011

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