Tag Archives: reptiles

The Heloderma Family: Venomous Lizards

There are five members of the Heloderma family.  You have the stocky Gila Monster found in deserts and four species of the more agile, humid-liking beaded lizards.  All of these lizards are venomous with the glands found at the end … Continue reading

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Smallest Animals By Category

Wasn’t really sure what to put here.  Time was limited and I kept wanting to make another animal post.  Originally, I was going to put ‘cutest animals’, but that brought up the usual suspects.  Then, I went with smallest.  Started … Continue reading

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Monster Month: Zilant

As you can tell from the picture, this is some kind of dragon.  It has been the symbol of Kazan, Russia since the 1730, so it has a solid reputation.  Although, it has changed over the years from what I’ve … Continue reading

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Alligators: A Tale of Two Species

I always thought there were a lot of alligator species.  Then, I discovered that I was wrong and it’s crocodiles that are varied.  There are only two species of alligator.  They are actually pretty different from each other.  I’m going … Continue reading

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Strange and Silly Lizards

I was trying to think of a good animal to do a quick post on, but everything needed a lot more research.  Of course, I got to thinking about types of animals that are too numerous for me to do … Continue reading

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Small Post About Sea Turtles . . . I’m Not Joking

So, I was in a classroom and noticed a poster.  I’d seen it before multiple times, but a new thought clicked in my head: There are only 7 species of sea turtles? I always thought there were more than that, … Continue reading

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Windemere Monsters: Giltris #fantasy #adventure

Not that hard to explain these guys since they are what you would expect from the picture above.  The Giltris are lizard people who live in various tribal systems throughout Windemere.  Being cold-blooded, most of them stick to swamps and … Continue reading

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Windemere Monsters: Wyvern

The Wyvern gets mistaken for a dragon a lot, but it’s not really the same.  No breath weapon and they come in two species.  Both have very powerful rear legs and leathery wings.  One has a barbed tail and no … Continue reading

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