Fraser’s Delma, Delma fraseri. One of Australia’s legless geckos, family Pygopodidae. AKA Flap-footed Lizards, or Snake-lizards, and found here and in Papua New Guinea


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These photos were taken not far from Moscow, Russia, some any years ago.

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Contrary to Harry Potter tales, the REAL basilisk is a small lizard. I saw it on the children's program "Wild Kratts" here in North America (see note below) just this week and was fascinated. Here is the Wikipedia info:

Physiology: The basilisk has mackled blue spots and a yellow iris, on average measures 70 to 75 mm (2.8-3.0 in), and weighs about ( Read more... )

Just found this blog while visiting the National Geographic site.

Source: National Geographic
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Hopefully this is WTF enough..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/1966106/What-came-first---the-egg-or-the-gecko-inside.html

The bizarre discovery was made by a doctor in Darwin as he ( Read more... )

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 After being totally bummed out that the narwhal AND the shoebill stork had already been posted, I realized that the FRILLED LIZARD had not (or at least not that I could find).

Mes amis, the frilled lizard of Austraila:


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The horny toad, also known as the horned lizard, is a rotund little reptile found in the United States. It has several strategies to help it avoid getting eaten, such as its excellent camouflage and its tough, spiny scales. When those fail, though, it has one last trick to deter predators:

It squirts blood from its eyes.The horny toad ( Read more... )

http://www.cracked.com/article_15926_15-most-bizarre-animal-mating-rituals.html

Some are more common knowledge, but there's a few of what I'd consider more obscure facts tossed in.