Lizards of the World

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1) Japanese Lizards 2) Komodo Dragon 3) Iguanas 4) Horned Lizards 5) Chameleons 6) Jesus Lizard

Komodo Dragons are the only lizards with the name "Dragon". The Komodo Dragon is the largest lizard in the world. They can weigh up to 91 kilograms. They are not venomous but the bacteria in their mouth can cause sickness.

Komodo dragons eat pigs, deer, and goats. 

Iguanas can bite off the tip of your finger. Their teeth are designed to eat hard plant skins, so they can easily bite people. 

Iguanas eat plants mostly, but they also eat things like bugs and worms. Iguanas need heat from the sun to eat food. Without heat they cannot move or eat.

If a Japanese Grass Lizard loses its tail it can grow a new one. They use this to get away from snakes. The tail distracts the snake giving the lizard time to get away.

Japanese Grass Lizards have long tails. Lizards are helpful because they eat spiders and other pests like mosquitoes.

The Jesus Lizard can run on top of the water. They have to run very fast and they have air pockets under their feet. They are one of the most interesting lizards.

Its diet consists of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect">insects</a>, for example, beetles or dragon flies; flowers, and small vertebrates such as&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake">snakes</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird">birds</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_(biology)">eggs</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish">fish</a>.

Chameleons have fingers that are very good at gripping plants and trees. They have eyes that can move in different directions. Chameleons can change their color to camouflage themsleves.

Chameleons have long tongues that they use to catch and eat bugs!

Horned lizards can shoot blood out of their eyes as a last resort to defend themselves. They are eaten by birds, cats, dogs, mice, and squirrels.