Axolotls
are aquatic salamanders. They owe their cartoon-like look to the fact
that their metamorphosis from the larval to adult stage doesn’t
complete. Instead, they maintain traits from both stages. What results,
is a creature that looks half fish / half lizard. Axolotls have external
gills and finned tails. They can swim and walk, but they spend their
entire lives in water. On rare occasions, an axolotl will metamorphose
into a land salamander, dropping its gills and growing lungs to survive.
The
Jesus lizard’s real name is the common basilisk. It earned the nickname
“Jesus lizard” by walking (or running really) on top of the water. This
lizard will run across the water to catch a meal or to get away from a
predator. Although, it can only run on top of the water for 30 to 40
feet before sinking, but don’t worry these little lizards can swim too.
The
Jesus lizard lives by water and spends most of its days basking in the
sun and hunting for food, and its nights sleeping up on perches. These
lizards can be found running across the lakes, ponds, streams and rivers
in Central and Northern America.
The
satanic leaf tailed gecko, whose real name is uroplatus phantasticus,
gets its nickname because it looks like it has horns, but it doesn’t
really; it just has an unusual head shape. This gecko lives in
Madagascar and is a master of disguise. Its tail looks like a leaf,
which is useful, since this lizard lives up in trees. It can also change
colors to match its surroundings.
The
glass frog is the number one strange animal on our list because it has a
see-through abdomen. Yes, you read that right. While, the rest of its
body is a lime green, the abdomen is a translucent white, so you can
actually see it’s organs. No need to X-Ray a glass frog to see what’s
going on inside; just look with your eyes. You can find glass frogs in
the rainforests of Central and South America, however, their numbers are
declining due to deforestation.
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