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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodoensis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn facts about the Komodo Dragon including details on its appearance, evolution, habitat, breeding, diet, conservation status, and predatory lifestyle.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Leaf Tailed Gecko (Uroplatus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the world of the Leaf-Tailed Gecko and discover information on the appearance, habitat, and diet of this lizard found only in the tropical forests of Madagascar. Includes images and statistics.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Lizard (Lacertilia)

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents an overview of Lizards, including their habitat, appearance, behavior, and breeding. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Monitor Lizard (Varanus Indicus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about the Monitor Lizard, including details on its appearance, habitat, breeding, diet, behavior, and much more.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Sand Lizard (Lacerta Agilis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the sand lizard. Discusses where they are found, physical characteristics, lifestyle, diet, predators, reproductive behavior, and population decline from loss of habitat.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Thorny Devil (Moloch Horridus)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Moloch Horridus, more commonly known as the Thorny Devil.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma Tigrinum)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Ambystoma Tigrinum, more commonly known as the Tiger Salamander.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Water Dragon (Physignathus)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Physignathus, otherwise known as the water dragon.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Komodo Dragon O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the Komodo dragon.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Lizards and Snakes

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Lizards and snakes belong to the largest order of reptiles, Squamata. Lizards are a large group of reptiles, with nearly 5,000 species, living on every continent...
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Lizard

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides extensive information about lizards, including photos and an audio clip.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Sand Lizard

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about sand lizards.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Gila Monster (Heloderma Suspectum)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of Heloderma Suspectum, more commonly known as the Gila Monster.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Komodo Dragon

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click-through facts-and-photo file about Komodo dragon characteristics, diet, and habitat. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its range and a video that shows baby Komodo dragons hatching at the Denver Zoo.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Gila Monsters

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click-through facts-and-photo file about Gila monster characteristics, diet, and habitat. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its range and a video that shows these poisonous lizards in action.
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Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo: Komodo Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
The Denver Zoo provides an in-depth overview of the Komodo dragon highlighting its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
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Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo: Frilled Lizard

For Students 9th - 10th
The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the frilled lizard focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 10.12 Lizards and Snakes

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the characteristics and behaviors of lizards and snakes.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Gila Monster

For Students K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about Gila monsters with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Komodo Dragon

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about Komodo dragons with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features.
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Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium: Ornate Uromastyx

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, conservation status, physical and other unique characteristics of the ornate uromastyx.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Marine Iguanas

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference tool features useful information on the marine iguana with details on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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Other

San Francisco Zoo: Komodo Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the komodo dragon, discover fascinating facts, and learn about their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Banded Gila Monster

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, diet, conservation status, and appearance of the Gila monster.