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This powerful, strong-limbed lizard has a flat head and robust body. Its skin is covered with granular scales and [[tubercle]]s, and it primarily eats winged [[termite]]s and [[ant]]s. |
This powerful, strong-limbed lizard has a flat head and robust body. Its skin is covered with granular scales and [[tubercle]]s, and it primarily eats winged [[termite]]s and [[ant]]s. |
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They are inconspicuous creatures and are not often seen. They live on the [[rainforest]] floor, spending much of their time in refuges beneath tree roots or in rocky crevices. They will also lie in water for long periods. Active at night, they feed on insects, particularly winged termites and ants. |
They are inconspicuous creatures and are not often seen. They live on the [[rainforest]] floor, spending much of their time in refuges beneath tree roots or in rocky crevices. They will also lie in water for long periods. Active at night, they feed on insects, particularly winged termites and ants. Its primary predator is the eagle. |
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When alarmed, Xenosaurus adopts a threat posture, with mouth agape, revealing a black membrane.<br> |
When alarmed, Xenosaurus adopts a threat posture, with mouth agape, revealing a black membrane.<br> |
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The female gives birth to litters of 3 fully formed live young, which are about 4 cm (1½ in) long at birth. |
The female gives birth to litters of 3 fully formed live young, which are about 4 cm (1½ in) long at birth. |
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Xenosaurus grandis is a flat-bodied nocturnal lizard found in Mexico and Guatemala.[1]
This powerful, strong-limbed lizard has a flat head and robust body. Its skin is covered with granular scales and tubercles, and it primarily eats winged termites and ants.
They are inconspicuous creatures and are not often seen. They live on the rainforest floor, spending much of their time in refuges beneath tree roots or in rocky crevices. They will also lie in water for long periods. Active at night, they feed on insects, particularly winged termites and ants. Its primary predator is the eagle.
When alarmed, Xenosaurus adopts a threat posture, with mouth agape, revealing a black membrane.
The female gives birth to litters of 3 fully formed live young, which are about 4 cm (1½ in) long at birth.
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