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Lizard Camouflage
Reptiles have the following physical features:
- Vertebrate (spine)
- Lungs
- Scales
They are cold-blooded, getting all of their heating from the environment (the sun) which can be dangerous when cold. What could be good about that?
They have walked the earth for some 200 million years.
- Vertebrate (spine)
- Lungs
- Scales
They are cold-blooded, getting all of their heating from the environment (the sun) which can be dangerous when cold. What could be good about that?
They have walked the earth for some 200 million years.
Adaptive Coloration
Lizards are reptiles and are descendants of the dinosaurs that once ruled the Earth. Lizards live in diverse environments and are the most geographically widespread of the reptiles. That makes them the largest group of reptiles with about 5,000 species.
The color of the lizards skin acts as its camouflage and is how it blends in with its natural environment.
Some lizards can change colors depending on temperature or mood.
The color of the lizards skin acts as its camouflage and is how it blends in with its natural environment.
Some lizards can change colors depending on temperature or mood.
Camouflage Vocabulary
Shape
- Definition: The outline or area of an object.
Texture
- Definition: The way something feels using your sense of touch or how you think it.
Size
- Definition: How big or small something is; how much space it takes up.
Color
- Definition: The pigmentation of something; the way something appears based on how it reflects light.
- Definition: The outline or area of an object.
Texture
- Definition: The way something feels using your sense of touch or how you think it.
Size
- Definition: How big or small something is; how much space it takes up.
Color
- Definition: The pigmentation of something; the way something appears based on how it reflects light.
Analyze the different types of lizards and figure out what type of environment they live in.
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