Lizards yog lom zem thiab nthuav me me tsiaj, thiab tsis zoo li lwm yam tsiaj reptiles, lawv tsis zoo li yuav tom koj los yog txhaj tshuaj rau koj lub neej (txawm hais tias tsis yog ib txwm muaj!). Nws nkag siab yog tias koj zoo siab thaum ib qho ntawm cov tsiaj me no hla koj txoj kev.
Yog tias koj nyob hauv California, lizards yuav hla koj txoj kev ntau zaus. Muaj ntau ntau hom tsiaj sib txawv uas hu rau lub xeev lub tsev, suav nrog ob peb tus neeg tawm tsam, thiab lawv tuaj yeem pom nyob hauv txhua qhov chaw, los ntawm lub nroog loj mus rau cov suab puam hnyav.
Daim ntawv teev npe no yuav pab koj txheeb xyuas sai npaum li cas ntawm lizard koj tab tom cuam tshuam nrog, ntxiv rau sau rau koj ob peb yam zoo kawg nkaus uas qhia lub Xeev Golden rau peb.
10 The 10 Lizards Found in California
1. Banded Gila Dab
| Species: | H. xav tsis thoob |
| Longevity: | 35 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | No |
| Adult size: | 9–14 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Cov Banded Gila Monster yog thawj zaug ntawm cov npe no txawm tias lawv tsis muaj ntau tshaj. Qhov tseeb, lawv yeej tsis tshua muaj thiab tsuas tuaj yeem pom nyob rau sab qab teb sab hnub poob ntawm lub xeev hauv thaj chaw suab puam tsis zam txim. Tab sis qhov no tsuas yog cov nab kuab lom nyob hauv California (lossis tag nrho Tebchaws Meskas, rau qhov teeb meem ntawd). Nws kuj yog ib qho ntawm ob peb lizards loj hauv California.
Gila dab venom tsis yog lus dag thiab tuaj yeem cuam tshuam loj rau tib neeg, qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws yog qhov mob hnyav thiab ntev. Txawm li cas los xij, thaum nws tuaj yeem tuag los ntawm Gila dab tom, nws tsis tshua muaj thiab tsis tau tshwm sim rau ntau dua ib puas xyoo. Yeej, kom tuag los ntawm Gila dab tom, koj yuav tsum laus heev, hluas heev, thiab/los yog mob heev, thiab koj kuj yuav tsum tsis kam mus nrhiav kev kho mob.
Lawv feem ntau tshwm sim thaum kaj ntug lossis tsaus ntuj, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tom qab los nag. Lawv maj mam thiab placid, yog li nws tsis zoo li lawv yuav tawm tsam koj tsis muaj zog. Cov lizards noj cov tsiaj me me, kab, lwm yam tsiaj reptiles, thiab qe, thiab lawv tuaj yeem khaws cov rog hauv lawv cov tails, yog li lawv tsis tas yuav noj ntau zaus. Tsis muaj ntau yam tsiaj yuav sim noj lawv, txawm hais tias qee zaum lawv tau noj khoom txom ncauj los ntawm coyotes thiab noog ntawm prey.
2. Western Fence Lizard
| Species: | S. occidentalis |
| Longevity: | 6 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 4–8 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Nov yog lizard tshaj plaws hauv California. Sab hnub poob laj kab lizard nyob hauv ntau qhov chaw nyob, txawm hais tias lawv feem ntau pom ntawm cov liaj teb thiab lwm thaj chaw ua liaj ua teb. Tsuas yog qhov chaw uas lawv zam tiag tiag yog qhov siab siab thiab cov suab puam hnyav.
Lawv muaj lub plab xiav, uas yog vim li cas lawv tau khwv tau lub moniker, "blue-plam lizard."
Cov tsiaj reptiles nyiam hnub lawv tus kheej rau ntawm pob zeb, txoj hauv kev, thiab laj kab, uas ua rau lawv yooj yim lub hom phiaj rau noog thiab lwm yam tsiaj txhu. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv muaj lub teeb ci nrawm nrawm, yog li lawv nyuaj rau snag tshaj qhov koj xav. Thaum nyob rau ntawm cov laj kab no, lawv yuav noj yoov tshaj cum, kab, kab laum, thiab lwm yam kab. Lawv kuj noj zuam, thiab cov kev tshawb fawb tau pom tias tus kab mob Lyme tsis tshua muaj tshwm sim hauv thaj chaw uas cov tsiaj no muaj ntau.
3. Southern Alligator Lizard
| Species: | E. Multicarinata |
| Longevity: | 15 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 3–7 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Txawm hais tias muaj tsawg dua cov nabqa nyob rau yav qab teb dua li cov kab laj kab sab hnub poob ntawm cov lej loj, ntau tus neeg California yuav muaj feem ntau ntsib cov tsiaj no vim tias lawv muaj ntau heev hauv nroog. Lawv tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyiam mus pw hauv thaj chaw uas muaj dej nyob ib puag ncig.
Lawv lub cev scaly zoo li nab lub cev, thiab lawv muaj taub hau zoo li nab thiab. Txawm tias lawv zoo li nab, lawv tau txais lub npe, "lizard lizard."
Lawv noj tsuas yog ib yam me me dua lawv, suav nrog lub laj kab sab hnub poob. Lawv kuj tau paub tias noj noog thiab qe, yog tias lawv ua tau. Nab, bobcats, hawks, thiab coyotes yuav munch ntawm ib qho ntawm cov tsiaj no yog tias muab sijhawm, tab sis zoo li ntau lizards, lawv tuaj yeem ditch lawv cov tails thaum lub sijhawm muaj kev kub ntxhov.
4. Common Side-Blotched Lizard
| Species: | U. stansburiana |
| Longevity: | 6 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 2–4 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Tsuas yog paub lub npe ntawm tus nab qa no, koj yuav muaj lub tswv yim zoo zoo txog lawv li cas. Cov lizards no muaj flecks ntawm cov xim khiav los ntawm lawv ob sab, txawm hais tias nws yog feem ntau cov txiv neej uas muaj cov xim no, vim cov poj niam feem ntau yog xim av dawb.
Muaj tiag muaj peb yam "morphs" ntawm cov txiv neej, txhua tus yog raws li tus tsiaj lub caj pas. Cov txiv kab ntxwv caj pas yog "tshaj plaws", thiab lawv khaws cov poj niam harems. Blue-throated lizards tsuas yog cov tseem ceeb thiab lawv tsuas tau txais ib tug poj niam xwb. Cov txiv neej daj daj, txawm li cas los xij, yog "sneakers," uas txhais tau hais tias lawv ua txuj ua poj niam, thiab tom qab ntawd thaum tus txiv neej txiv kab ntxwv-throated ultradominant sim ntxiv lawv rau nws lub harem, lawv ua phooj ywg nrog tag nrho nws cov poj niam.
Cov lizards me no muaj nyob thoob plaws California, txawm hais tias lawv muaj ntau dua nyob rau sab qab teb.
5. San Diegan Legless Lizard
| Species: | A. stebbinsi |
| Longevity: | 20 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 7-–8 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Ib tug lizard tsis muaj ceg zoo li lawv yuav tsum yog nab. Txawm li cas los xij, herpetologists qhia meej tias qhov txawv yog tias cov tsiaj no muaj daim tawv muag, qhov nab tsis ua.
Raws li lub npe qhia, cov lizards no muaj nyob rau sab qab teb ntawm lub xeev, ze San Diego. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv tuaj yeem nyob hauv ntau qhov chaw nyob hauv thaj chaw thaj chaw ntawd, raws li lawv tau pom nyob ze ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv thiab hauv suab puam hauv ze li qhov sib npaug.
Qhov no tej zaum yog vim lawv nyob hauv av, burrowing tunnels nyob rau hauv cov xuab zeb thiab nrhiav zaub mov zoo li termites, kab laug sab, thiab kab laum. Lawv cov tsiaj loj tshaj plaws yog nab, nas, weasels, noog, thiab cov miv hauv tsev.
6. Baja California Collared Lizard
| Species: | C. vestigium |
| Longevity: | 8 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 2–4 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Lwm tus me me California lizard, hom no muaj lub taub hau loj nrog cov hlua dub uas khiav hla lawv lub cev, zoo li dab tshos. Kev sib koom tes tseem ceeb dua rau cov menyuam yaus dua li cov neeg laus.
Ntau tus neeg nyob hauv lub xeev yuav mus tag nrho lawv lub neej yam tsis tau pom ib tus lizards no, tab sis qhov ntawd tsis tau txhais hais tias lawv tsis zoo li - nws tsuas yog txhais tau tias lawv tsis nyiam nyob ib puag ncig tib neeg. Lawv nyob hauv thaj chaw pob zeb thiab ntxuav, yog li lawv tuaj yeem pom nyob rau hauv cov suab puam thiab hav zoov, txawm tias lawv yooj yim dua mus nrhiav nyob rau sab qab teb.
Lawv yuav noj txhua yam kab laum, nrog rau cov nyom nyom thiab kab civ, tab sis lwm cov lizards ua ib feem loj ntawm lawv cov zaub mov. Lawv txawm cannibalistic yog tias muab lub sijhawm. Hloov chaw, lawv yuav tsum khiav mus rau lawv lub neej yog tias tus neeg taug kev, coyote, lossis miv tsev nyob ib puag ncig.
7. Ntev Nosed Leopard Lizard
| Species: | G. wislizenii |
| Longevity: | 7 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 3–5 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Muaj ntau ntau yam ntawm tsov txaij lizards nyob rau hauv California, tab sis tus tsov txaij ntev-nosed yog cov feem ntau ntawm pawg (ntau lwm hom yog tiag tiag endangered). Cov tsiaj reptiles tuaj yeem ua tau ntau yam xim, nrog rau cov nplaum thiab grey, thiab lawv muaj qhov tsaus nti lossis tuav hla lawv nraub qaum. Tsis zoo li lawv cov npe miv, txawm li cas los xij, cov tsov txaij no tuaj yeem hloov lawv qhov chaw, vim tias ob leeg txiv neej thiab poj niam yuav hloov xim thaum lub caij sib tw.
Lawv nyiam thaj chaw tiaj tiaj zoo li cov tiaj tiaj thiab pob zeb ntau, thiab lawv nyiam thaj chaw uas muaj cov nroj tsuag me me, vim qhov no ua rau lawv muaj hnub ci ncaj qha rau bask hauv. Lawv yuav noj kab, tab sis lawv cov zaub mov loj tshaj plaws yog lwm cov lizards. Lawv tseem yuav noj cov nas me me yog tias lawv tuaj yeem ua tau, raws li lawv lub qhov ntswg ntev cia lawv munch ntawm txhua hom tsiaj. Tu siab, txawm li cas los xij, ntau tus lizards no tau pom tuag nrog ib tug tsiaj uas loj heev rau lawv nqos tseem clutched nyob rau hauv lawv lub puab tsaig.
8. Western Banded Gecko
| Species: | C. variegatus |
| Longevity: | 8 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 4–6 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Western banded geckos muaj ntau thoob plaws hauv thaj chaw suab puam hauv California, thiab lawv nyiam heev li tsiaj. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv tsis raug cai los sau thiab muag hauv txhua lub xeev uas tsis yog Nevada. Zoo li cov tsov txaij ntev-ntev lizards, lawv nyiam thaj chaw uas muaj cov nroj tsuag tsis tshua muaj, tab sis lawv muaj feem ntau nyob ib puag ncig hauv nroog.
Cov me nyuam yaus no nyiam noj kab, thiab lawv muaj kev nyiam tshwj xeeb rau arachnids, yog li cov kab laug sab thiab scorpions yuav tsum nyob hauv kev ntshai thaum lawv nyob ib puag ncig. Lawv tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyiam khoom noj txom ncauj rau me nyuam scorpions.
Lawv paub meej tias lawv kawm los ntawm scorpions thaum noj lawv, raws li lawv yuav curl lawv tails hla lawv lub cev zoo li kab laug sab thaum raug hem. Qhov no tuaj yeem dag cov neeg tua tsiaj kom xav tias lawv yog venomous.
9. Common Chuckwalla
| Species: | S. ua |
| Longevity: | 25 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 15–20 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Chuckwallas yog cov tsiaj loj, thiab lawv yog ib hom kab lizard loj tshaj plaws hauv California. Lawv yog cov tsiaj nyob hauv suab puam thiab pom feem ntau hauv cov suab puam Sonoran thiab Mojave. Lawv thaj tsam nyiam lava ntws thiab drought-tolerant txhuam. Tsis zoo li feem ntau cov lizards suab puam, lawv ua haujlwm thaum nruab hnub thoob plaws hauv lub xyoo.
Lawv muaj cov khoom tsim nrog lub plab, thiab lawv muaj tuab, blunt-tipped tails. Lawv feem ntau yog herbivores, thiab lawv nyiam noj nplooj thiab txiv hmab txiv ntoo, tab sis lawv yuav zoo siab nqa kab yog tias ib tug taug kev los ntawm.
Chuckwallas tsis muaj ntau tus tsiaj txhu zoo li lwm cov lizards, txawm hais tias nws zoo li qee tus nab thiab coyotes yuav noj lawv yog tias muaj sijhawm. Lawv cov qe yog qhov yooj yim rau kev tua, txawm li cas los xij, thiab cov poj niam yuav tsis tshua tawm ntawm lub clutch vim li no.
10. Suab puam Horned Lizard
| Species: | P. platyrhinos |
| Longevity: | 8 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 2–4 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Ob yam ua rau tus nab qa no tseem ceeb: Lawv muaj cov nplai loj, taw tes, nrog rau lub hneev taw uas tawm sab nraub qaum ntawm lawv lub taub hau, thiab lawv tuaj yeem tua cov ntshav tawm ntawm lawv lub qhov muag thaum raug hem. Raws li qhov tsis txaus ntshai, cov dav hlau ntshav tuaj yeem mus txog 5 feet ntawm lizard!
Lawv nyob hauv thaj chaw suab puam uas tsis muaj kev zam txim, thiab lawv tau pom muaj kev coj cwj pwm los nag. Thaum nws los nag, cov lizards no yuav siv lub cev tshwj xeeb uas tso cai rau lawv kom ntub dej kom ntau li ntau tau.
Cov lizards feem ntau noj cov kab, thiab lawv nyiam mus dai ze ze ntawm anthills kom nyias cov tsiaj me me. Ants muaj zaub mov tsawg, txawm li cas los xij, lawv yuav tsum noj cov kab me me; Yog li ntawd, cov suab puam horned lizards tuaj yeem nthuav lawv lub plab kom tuav tag nrho cov ntsaum.
Nab, hawks, coyotes, squirrels, thiab miv yuav noj cov lizards, vim pom tau tias lawv tsis raug tua los ntawm kev txhaj tshuaj los ntawm qhov muag ntshav.
Txoj Kev Xav
Yog tias koj nyob hauv California thiab koj pom lizard nyob rau hauv koj cheeb tsam tam sim no, yuav muaj feem yog tias nws yog ib hom ntawm cov npe no. Ntau yam ntawm lizards nyob rau hauv lub xeev yog loj, tab sis, raws li koj muaj txhua yam los ntawm venomous Gila monsters mus rau loj chuckwallas thiab txhua yam nyob rau hauv nruab nrab.
Txawm li cas los xij, lawv txhua tus muaj ib yam: Lawv xav kom koj tso lawv ib leeg.
