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This particular lizard generally lives in colonies so where you find one…you will probably find more. As well, they have been known to live in areas above the monsoon level so we should probably be checking out higher elevations for these lizards. Since their habitat consists mainly of sand, the Indian Spiny Tailed Lizard has become quite adept at digging. They will typically dig burrows for themselves (they don’t share their desert burrow home with other members of the colony) and will spend a lot of time in or around this sanctuary. They can often be seen sunning themselves just outside of their burrow.<\/p>\n
Why don’t they like to venture too far away?<\/strong><\/p>\nWell, there are a lot of dangerous predators in the desert such as birds of prey, so the second the alert lizard catches a glimpse of danger, they scoot back into their burrow. Sure you could call them cowards but I prefer to think they are smart……and this ensures they remain alive!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So what country do you feel like visiting today? After reading the title of today’s Wild Fact, I hope you said India….although, we can also find the Indian Spiny Tailed Lizard in parts of Pakistan so I guess you do have a choice today. Either way, we are going to be on the lookout for a medium sized lizard wandering through the desert. I will explain how you can tell this one apart from all the others in a second but first, I have to go and pack for our exciting trip to hot deserts of India and Pakistan. The <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024,52],"tags":[348,2909,2907,171,4025,2910,2908],"yoast_head":"\n
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