Zebra-tailed lizard

Zebra tail iguana ( callisaurus draconoides )

The Zebra or grid tail iguana ( callisaurus draconoides ) lives in Mexico and the southwestern United States, in Arizona, Nevada, southeast California and southwest Utah. It prefers poor vegetation, rocky areas with hard floors. The species is alone in the genus callisaurus.

Features

The lizards can grow up to 23 centimeters in length, but usually remain smaller. A characteristic feature of the species is the black and white striped tail. The drawing is on the bottom than on the top. Otherwise, the animals of gray to light brown yellow color. The underside is white, on the back they have small, paired dark spots. The males have in the middle of the body on the flanks of a blue zone with two black bands. The scales of the lattice tail iguanas are grainy, the throat, the animals have two transverse folds. Your ear openings are clearly visible.

Way of life

The diurnal zebra tail iguanas are revier forming and incompatible. They feed on insects, spiders and smaller lizards. On the run they are able to run only on its hind legs. They stretch the tail upward, causing her drawing is clearly visible. The females lay from June to August up to five times two to eight eggs. The young hatch, depending on the soil temperature from July to November.