Meet
our Lizards
Meet our Lizards at the London Tropical Zoo - parent's
favourite London Zoo. We have Thai Water Dragon, Bearded
Dragon, Bosc Monitor, Green Iguana, Alpine Newts, Green Anolis,
Blue Tongued Skink, Leopard Gecko, Tiger Salamander and Black
Tegu - for you to enjoy.
.jpg "Thai Water Dragon") Thai Water Dragon
Water Dragons become progressively more vegetarian with age,
but they will eat almost anything.
Read more about our Thai Water
Dragon.
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Bearded Dragon
These lizards get their name from their spiky beards under
their chins.
Read more about our Bearded Dragon.
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Bosc
Monitor
If they are confronted by a snake or another animal too
large to overpower, the lizard may roll onto its back, grasping
its hind leg in its mouth.
Read more about our Bosc Monitor.
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Green
Iguana
This tree dwelling habitat allows them to bask in the sun,
rarely coming down except when females dig burrows in which to
lay their eggs.
Read more about our Green Iguana.
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Alpine Newts
The males are particularly attractive when in breeding
condition. They have a dark blue back with lighter white
markings and orange under parts.
Read more about our Alpine Newts.
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Green
Anolis
There are over 250 species and most – including this one –
have long slender bodies and a distinctive display fan
underneath their throat.
Read more about our Green Anolis.
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Blue
Tongued Skink
If threatened blue tongued skinks will stand up on their
front legs, puff themselves out and stick out their bright blue
tongues, which show up starkly in contract to their pale pink
mouths.
Read more about our Blue Tongued
Skink.
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Leopard Gecko
Unlike other Geckos, the Leopard Geckos have moveable
eyelids, they also lack the rounded toe pads that allow other
Geckos to climb vertical surfaces.
Read more about our Leopard Gecko.
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Tiger
Salamander
Just like frogs Salamanders begin their life in an egg
attached to a group of other eggs, sometimes up to 120!
Read more about our Tiger Salamander.
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Black
Tegu
Like monitors, Tegu’s use their tails as a fat store but if
they lose or damage it, it cannot be regenerated.
Read more about our Black Tegu.
We include a lizard to two in most of our
Animal Encounter
Shows. Come and see them up close!
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