Despite the abundance of lizards in Taiwan , only five families of all species in the world are represented: the Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Lacertidae , Scinidae and Anguidae ..........
Before we discuss whether lizards in Taiwan are poisonous like snakes, let's look at the known types of poisonous lizards in the world. Aside from the Heloderma lizards of North and Latin ..........
Excluding some monitor lizards that hiss when they feel threatened, or the grunt sounds made by some lizards during fights, geckos are the only species of lizards that actually make sounds. ..........
Lizard species that are endemic to Taiwan are defined as species that have formed stable breeding populations that can only be found on Taiwan , and exist nowhere else in the ..........
In contrast with the endemic species, foreign lizards are “invasive” species that are not naturally evolved or geographically segregated in Taiwan , but rather were introduced by ..........
The issue of conservation is global, and Taiwan faces the same problems encountered by other countries in the world. Problems that include: destruction of habitats, excessive cultivation and ..........