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Squeaks
08-15-04, 09:18 PM
are there ay lizards that can stand on their back legs? and wich ones?

C.m.pyrrhus
08-15-04, 10:05 PM
There are a few lizards that will become bipedal for short stints when running. Included in them are Frilled lizards, Collard lizards and Basilisks.

Try a google search on bipedal lizards.

Kevin McRae
08-15-04, 11:35 PM
Yep and I found out first hand that basilisks and collared lizards can run on there back feet.

I held an adult eastern collared lizard and a nothern brown basilisk and they jumped out of my hand and they ran all over the place on there back feet

JeffT
08-16-04, 12:13 AM
Ackies

Jeff_Favelle
08-16-04, 12:40 AM
Ha ha Collared Lizards ROCK!!!

Kevin McRae
08-16-04, 12:54 AM
Ya but when we were feeding our collareds the male mistaked our female as food and bit her on the head and the female later died from infection, which we tried to treat.

beanersmysav
08-16-04, 10:57 AM
My Savannah stands on his hind legs alot, never walks on them but alot of the times when I go to open his cage he stands up on his hind legs and surveys the area before coming near me. When I go to put food in the cage he follows it and slowly lowers his body to become level with his food.

nguyen_inc
08-16-04, 11:00 AM
my savannah does that too. does yours jump while its standing up too?

Samba
08-16-04, 11:16 AM
I had a leo once that would lean back to that he balanced himself on his two hind legs to grasp a waiting treat from my fingers. Sometimes he would hop from his hind legs to catch moths fluttering about. I only saw him do this a handful of times, though. None of my other leos will do this, preferring instead to be lazy and wander off. I had an iguana that will do the same, but neither walked on their hind legs. Interesting, isn't it?

urd
08-16-04, 11:24 AM
tyranosaurus rex!raaagh!!!!!!!lol

urd
08-16-04, 11:25 AM
ive only ever seen basalisks and collareds do it aswell.

Kevin McRae
08-16-04, 12:01 PM
Water Dragons will run on there back feet aswell.

thunder
08-16-04, 01:10 PM
a number of monitors, most noticably the argus, will "tripod", which is standing on their hind legs balancing with the tail. they can jump from this position, but i dont think they can walk around.

beanersmysav
08-16-04, 01:28 PM
Yeah mine jumps when he's really in the mood to eat, usually he'll let me lower it to him but sometimes he does get grabby and lunges always managing the mouse not me ... so far

Sheldon & Tori
08-16-04, 06:58 PM
my baby frilled runs around the room on his back legs.....it seems the only time he is on all four is when he is stopped lol!