Stats

Lifespan

15-25 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Dry savanna

Range

West Africa

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This nocturnal lizard lives in the rocky scrublands of West Africa. Its vibrant orange tail stores enough fat to keep it alive for weeks without eating.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling

   A miniature reptile emerges from its egg already independent.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile sheds and grows, often duller-colored than adults.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Eublepharidae

Genus

Hemitheconyx

Species

Hemitheconyx caudicinctus