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【Latin name】Hydrosaurus pustulatus

[alias] Philippine sea lizard, Philippine long lizard, sail dragon

[kingdom] animal kingdom

[door] chordate phylum

[suba] Door: Vertebrate subphylum

【Class】Reptiles

【Order】 Squamata

【Family】Flying Sauridae

[Genus] Sail lizard

[Species] Sail lizard

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Body shape : The spotted sail lizard is very large, and its body length is about 80 to 100 cm.

2. Characteristics: The spotted sail lizard is famous for its large, raised and sail-like tail, which is supported by raised vertebral protrusions. The adult sail-like tail is much larger and taller than the larvae. . There is a row of enlarged spine-like protrusions in the middle of its back.

3. Living habits

1. Habitat: Spotsail lizards are semi-arboreal lizards, distributed in forests near the water, and often climb trees to hunt for food or avoid danger. Possess certain swimming ability and can stay in the water for more than 1 minute. When in danger, they can swim to escape, and they also use their hind limbs to run short distances on the water.

2. Diet: Sail lizards are omnivorous lizards, which mainly feed on frogs, snakes, birds, eggs, mice and insects.

3. Personality: The spotted sail lizard has a docile personality and will not take the initiative to attack humans.