Lizards: The Life Cycle They Go Through by Lev

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STAGES OF A LIZARDS LIFE CYCLE

HOW A LIZARD SURVIVES

FUN FACTS ABOUT LIZARDS By: By:Lev LevBasri Basri

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STAGE ONE - EGGS When a lizard starts its life

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STAGE TWO - JUVENILE The lizard crawls out and sees light

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STAGE THREE - ADULT Finally, the lizard has grown-up

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HOW A LIZARD SURVIVES

How a lizard potects itself and more!

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FUN FACTS

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STAGE ONE - EGGS The first stage of a lizard is an egg but some lizards are born from there moms belly. Adult lizards can lay up to 8-25 eggs depending upon the species. Green Iguanas lay up to 20-71 eggs. Lizards lay their eggs among leaves or in sandy holes. Eggs are soft and leathery-easy to hatch from. After lizards lay there eggs they leave them, baby lizards can take care of themselves.

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STAGE TWO -JUVENILE

The second stage of a lizard is a Juvenile it is also called a nymphs.

Juvenile lizards have a special egg tooth to break out of the shell.

Eggs take from 2 weeks to a few months to hatch from its shell.

When the baby lizards hatches it is left to survive on its own.

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STAGE THREE - ADULT

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HOW A LIZARD SURVIVES How a lizard protects its self Some lizards have poison, some lizards shoot blood from their eyes, some lizards lose their tail, the frilled lizard puffs out its collar hisses and runs fast, other lizards have horns.

How a lizard hunts and what it eats Lizards hide, they are very good at it, but some lizards have poison so they catch there pray and bite into it then the poison travels through the pray and they die.Lizards eat buds or meat and drink water.

Where lizards live

Lizards live all over the world but not antartica, you can even find them near your home.

What lizards need to survive

Lizards need heat because they are cold blooded, that means there blood is the temperature around them.

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