Texas tej zaum yuav paub txog huab cua kub, barbeque, thiab suab paj nruag nyob, tab sis nws kuj yog tsev rau ntau hom tsiaj. Tej zaum koj yuav tsis xav txog lizards thaum koj xav txog Lone Star State, tab sis ob peb hom lizards hu Texas tsev. Ob haiv neeg thiab invasive lizards tuaj yeem pom nyob ib puag ncig Houston. Cov neeg nyob hauv nroog tsis tas yuav txhawj xeeb, txawm li cas los xij. Tsis muaj hom lizards ntawm no yog venomous lossis lom rau tib neeg. Feem ntau tsis yog qhov loj, yog li tsis tas yuav muaj kev txhawj xeeb thaum lawv scurry ncig. Cia wb mus saib Houston cov lizards nyob hauv thiab saib seb lawv yog dab tsi.
The 6 Native Houston Lizards
Cov lizards hauv qab no yog nyob rau Tebchaws Meskas lossis Texas tshwj xeeb thiab tuaj yeem pom hauv Houston. Muaj ob peb qhov sib txawv ntawm lawv, tab sis lawv kuj zoo sib xws hauv ntau txoj hauv kev.
1. Tsib-lined Skink
| Species: | P. fasciatus |
| Longevity: | 6 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 5 - 8.5 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Kab, kab laug sab, qwj, thiab qav |
Tsib-Lined Skink hlub Houston huab cua rau nws cov dej noo thiab av noo. Lawv nyiam nkaum hauv qab ntoo thiab stumps thiab feem ntau nyob hauv av, tab sis qee zaum koj tuaj yeem pom lawv hauv cov ntoo. Lawv ua haujlwm thaum nruab hnub. Lawv muaj xim av lossis dub lub cev thiab raws li lawv lub npe txhais tau hais tias, tsib kab txaij daj khiav ntev ntawm lawv nraub qaum. Thaum lawv muaj hnub nyoog, cov kab txaij no ploj mus. Tus Tsov tus tw yog xiav xiav, thiab lawv tuaj yeem tshem tawm thaum lawv muaj kev phom sij. Cov xim xiav ci ntsa iab cuam tshuam tus neeg tua tsiaj thaum lub lizard tuaj yeem khiav. Tus Tsov tus tw yuav rov tsim dua lub sijhawm.
2. Texas Spiny Lizard
| Species: | S. olivaceus |
| Longevity: | 7 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 11 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Betles, wasps, grasshoppers, and other insects |
Tus Texas Spiny Lizards siv sijhawm feem ntau nce toj lossis so hauv ntoo. Lawv ntshai tau yooj yim, yog li yog tias koj hnov cov nplooj rustling rau hauv av ib ncig ntawm koj, nws tuaj yeem yog lizard shuffling tam sim ntawd. Lawv lub suab nrov yog los ntawm lawv sab-rau-sab thaum lawv khiav. Lawv cov nplai zoo li me me thiab ua los ntawm keratin, pab cov lizard khaws cov dej noo thiab muaj sia nyob hauv huab cua kub, qhuav. Lawv lub cev yog grey nrog xim av, dawb, lossis xim dub hauv qab lawv nraub qaum. Cov xim ntawm qhov chaw pab lawv sib xyaw nrog lawv ib puag ncig. Txiv neej muaj ob daim ntev, xiav ntawm lawv sab.
3. Slender iav Lizard
| Species: | O. attenuatus |
| Longevity: | 10+ xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 22 - 42 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Kab, cov tsiaj reptiles, thiab cov nas me |
Tej zaum koj yuav xav tias koj tab tom saib tus nab, tab sis tus tsiaj reptile no tiag tiag lizard tsis muaj ceg. Slender Iav Lizards muaj kab txaij tsaus nti ntev hauv lawv lub cev creamy daj lossis lub teeb xim av. Tsis zoo li nab, lawv muaj qhov muag qhib thiab kaw. Koj tuaj yeem pom lawv hauv thaj teb lossis thaj chaw muaj av xuab zeb. Zoo li feem ntau lwm cov lizards, Slender Glass Lizards tuaj yeem rhuav tshem lawv cov tails thaum raug ntes lossis txwv. Cov tails yuav rov ua dua, thiab nws tsis tshua pom tus neeg laus nrog tus Tsov tus tw uas tsis tau rov tsim dua nyob rau qee lub sijhawm. Cov tails tshiab yuav tsis muaj cov cim lossis ntev ntawm thawj tus. Lawv tau txais "iav" ib feem ntawm lawv lub npe los ntawm qhov tseeb tias lawv tsis yooj yim thiab tuaj yeem tawg tau yooj yim yog tias ua tsis raug.
4. Broad-Headed Skink
| Species: | P. laticeps |
| Longevity: | 4 - 8 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 6 - 13 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Kab, mollusks, me tsiaj reptiles, thiab nas |
Lub Broad-Headed Skink tuaj yeem tsis meej pem nrog Tsib-Led Skink vim tias ob lub ntsej muag zoo sib xws. Broad-Headed Skink me nyuam mos muaj tsib lub qab zib los yog txiv kab ntxwv kab txaij nyob rau hauv qhov ntev ntawm lawv lub cev nrog ci xiav tails. Raws li lawv muaj hnub nyoog, lawv tig yuav luag tag nrho rau cov txiv ntseej xim, thiab xiav tails ploj mus. Lawv lub taub hau tig txiv kab ntxwv thaum laus. Cov o jowls thiab taub hau ntawm cov txiv neej ntawm hom no muab lawv lub npe. Lawv feem ntau nyob hauv ntoo tab sis yos hav zoov thiab noj hauv av. Muaj nyob rau hauv cov tsiaj reptiles uas Skinks noj yog cov me nyuam ntawm lawv tus kheej hom. Cov noog thiab cov tsiaj reptiles loj dua noj cov lizards, thiab lawv tuaj yeem noj tau qee zaum los ntawm cov tsiaj txhu, suav nrog miv.
5. Little Brown Skink
| Species: | S. lateralis |
| Longevity: | 2 - 4 xyoos |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 3 - 5.75 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Tuam, kab, kab, ntsaum, thiab kab laug sab |
Koj tuaj yeem pom Me Me Brown Skinks hauv hav zoov hav zoov thiab raws ntug dej lossis pas dej. Cov lizards no yog cov neeg nyob hauv av, nyiam nyob hauv cov cav ntoo lossis cov av xoob. Nyob rau hauv lub caij txias, lawv faus lawv tus kheej hauv av tag. Hauv nroog loj xws li Houston, koj tuaj yeem pom cov Skinks ntawm ob sab ntawm cov tsev lossis hauv ntau qhov khoob. Lawv muaj lub teeb, golden-xim nraub qaum thiab cream-xim plab nrog cov nplais du. Cov lizards zoo li ci ntsa iab. Lawv cov tails yog lub teeb xim av nrog cov kab txaij tsaus, thiab zoo li lwm cov lizards, lawv yuav plam tus Tsov tus tw ntawm thawj qhov kev phom sij. Me ntsis Brown Skinks kuj tuaj yeem ua luam dej. Txij li thaum lawv dai ntawm dej, lawv tau paub tias dhia hauv nws thiab ua luam dej kom dim ntawm cov tsiaj nyeg.
6. Ntsuab Anole
| Species: | A. carolinensis |
| Longevity: | 2 - 7 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 5 - 8 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Kab laug sab, yoov, cua nab, npauj npaim, thiab ntsaum |
Lub Green Anole pom dai tawm hauv cov nyom siab, tab sis lawv nyiam ntoo. Lawv muaj cov ntiv taw nplaum nplaum thiab yog cov neeg nce toj zoo. Nyob rau hauv lub nroog ib puag ncig, lawv yuav nyob rau ntawm lub tsev sab los yog so ntawm lub laj kab ncej. Lawv lub npe hais tias "ntsuab" thiab lawv feem ntau yog, tab sis lawv tuaj yeem ua xim av-ntsuab lossis grey. Cov txiv neej muaj ib tug dewlap, flap ntawm daim tawv nqaij zoo li tus kiv cua, ntawm lawv caj pas. Qhov dewlap no feem ntau yog liab lossis liab. Green Anoles yog cov Texas lizards. Lawv kuj qee zaum xav tias yog chameleons vim lawv muaj peev xwm hloov xim, ua rau lawv camouflage thiab nkaum ntawm kev phom sij.
The 2 Invasive Houston Lizards
Cov lizards hauv qab no tsis yog nyob rau hauv Houston, txawm hais tias koj tseem tuaj yeem pom lawv tshawb xyuas lub nroog.
7. Mediterranean Tsev Gecko
| Species: | H. turcicus |
| Longevity: | 3 - 9 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 4 - 5 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Moths, kab laug sab, roaches, thiab worms |
Tseeb rau lawv lub npe, Mediterranean House Geckos yog ib txwm nyob rau lub tebchaws nyob ib ncig ntawm Hiav Txwv Mediterranean. Tab sis lawv tau tawm tsam Texas thiab tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob hauv Houston. Qhov no ua rau ntau tus ntseeg tias lawv tsis tuaj yeem muaj sia nyob hauv qhov dav, qhib qhov chaw. Lawv tsis muaj kev tiv thaiv thiab ua kom yooj yim prey rau predators. Cov cheeb tsam hauv nroog muab ntau qhov chaw rau lawv nkaum thiab rov tsim dua yam nyab xeeb. Ib feem ntawm vim li cas lawv nyiam qhov chaw hauv nroog yuav yog vim lawv tau pom tias lawv cov khoom noj tau nyiam rau lub teeb. Mediterranean Lub Tsev Geckos feem ntau dai tawm ntawm qhov chaw teeb, tos kom lawv nyiam kab kom lawv tuaj yeem tua.
Koj tuaj yeem txheeb xyuas tus Gecko me me no los ntawm lawv lub teeb-xim, yuav luag dawb lub cev thiab tsaus nti pom lawv nraub qaum. Lawv muaj tawv nqaij tawv. Lawv tsis muaj daim tawv muag thiab lawv cov menyuam kawm ntawv yog ntsug, ua rau lawv txawv ntawm lizards.
8. Brown Anole
| Species: | A. sagree |
| Longevity: | 1.5 - 5 xyoos |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 9 inches |
| Kev noj haus: | Grubs, kab laug sab, ntses, lwm yam lizards, thiab lizard qe |
Cov xim av Anoles zoo ib yam li Green Anoles, tab sis lawv hail los ntawm teb chaws Cuba thiab Bahamas. Lawv me me thiab tuaj yeem yog xim av lossis grey. Muaj lub teeb daj lossis dawb qauv ntawm lawv nraub qaum. Qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws ntawm lawv yog lawv cov liab los yog txiv kab ntxwv dewlap. Lawv kuj tsis muaj kev hlub rau lawv cov kwv tij Anole, noj lawv thiab lawv cov xeeb ntxwv. Brown Anoles tsim kev txo qis hauv Green Anole cov pejxeem nyob txhua qhov chaw uas ob hom nyob ua ke.
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Conclusion
Peb cia siab tias peb daim ntawv teev npe pab koj paub qhov txawv ntawm lizards yog tias koj nyob hauv cheeb tsam Houston. Lawv tuaj yeem nyob tau zoo hauv nroog chaw thiab nyiam ua raws li lawv tus kheej. Qee tus ntawm lawv yog qhov zoo ntawm kev zais, koj tuaj yeem taug kev los ntawm thiab tsis txawm pom lawv. Txawm li cas los xij, tsis muaj hom lizard nyob rau hauv daim ntawv teev npe no yuav ua mob rau tib neeg, yog li tsis tas yuav ntshai ntawm lawv yog tias koj pom lawv.
