Showing posts with label Reptiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reptiles. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

13 Eye-catching Colorful Reptiles

Reptiles like lizards, crocodiles, geckos and the likes are often regarded as fearsome creatures. These air-breathing, cold-blooded animals that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers can be attractive and colorful too. Here are the most colorful reptiles in the world
1. Green Iguana

Another common name of this large and colorful lizard endemic to Central and South America is Common Iguana (Iguana iguana). It's an herbivore and grows to 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) in length from head to tail. The largest known speci-mens have grown more than 2 meters (6.6 ft) with bodyweights upward of 20 pounds (9.1 kg).