Caiman Lizard | 台北市立動物園資訊網

The caiman lizard is a semi-aquatic species named for its large, heavy scales ... a forked tongue for locating prey and powerful jaws with short, rounded teeth. Read More

However they do specialize in snails. It takes the snail in the jaws, raises its head up so that the prey will slide into the back of the mouth, then crushes it with its ... Read More

Caiman lizards spend much of their time in the water. They feed mainly on snails, crushing them with their strong teeth and spitting out the shell pieces before ... Read More

2012年10月10日 — This is a specialist snail feeder, a South American Caiman Lizard (Draceana guianensis), possessing small rounded bead-like teeth and ... Read More

The muscular jaw and teeth are necessary for cracking the shell of their favorite and primary food source — freshwater snails in order to remove its soft parts. Their ... Read More

Unlike the front teeth — indeed all of the teeth of other teiids — the back teeth of Caiman Lizards have enormous rounded crowns, and the shells are crushed ... Read More

2020年12月3日 — The Caiman Lizard is a semi-aquatic reptile from the rainforests of South ... Their teeth are perfectly suited for their diet of snails and shellfish. Read More

2019年5月8日 — Three types of reptile teeth: (left to right) Thecodont teeth, Pleurodont ... like the round and flattened pleurodont teeth seen in the caiman lizard. Read More

2017年12月1日 — The lizard's flattened, molar-like teeth and powerful neck and jaw muscles enable it to crush and consume this favorite food. When eating a ... Read More