What alien species is this? I believe that the first time you see this guy, you may sigh in surprise. Recently, in Florida, people found this strange guy with a red head and a different appearance, but scientists began to worry.
This guy is certainly not an alien species, but a lizard native to East Africa, called the Peter Rock Lizard, or the African Red-headed Lizard, which is larger than the female and can grow up to 30 centimeters long.
Just looking at this number, this guy seems to be quite tall, and the data is better, but this is a complete illusion, it may be that this guy deliberately made it so good-looking, because most of this length is on the tail.
The reason why it is deliberate is because this guy is used to cheating, in fact, not all Peter rock lizards have such bright red heads, only males in the breeding period will dress themselves up so beautifully, as if to declare to females all over the world: We are ready to mate at any time!
Other unprepared males can only be gray and slippery, dull in color, listless; while females pay less attention to the image, completely gray and not slippery, a lifetime has passed so casually, and human women are exactly the opposite, I don't know if it is the reason for not worrying about marriage at all. Of course, their cubs don't seem to care at all about dressing and hatting.
The reason why Peter rock lizards are like alien species is because the red color on their bodies is too abrupt, the head to the neck is red or orange-red, and then it suddenly stops turning gray, until the middle of the tail, it slowly transitions to orange-red, and finally at the tip of the tail, it suddenly becomes completely black, it can be said that the evolution is quite bold, which can make Darwin puzzled, which may be the reason why he wants to express himself too much. Just like some men in humans, dressing themselves up more glamorous than women can also attract quite a lot of eyeballs.
The presence of peter rock lizards in Florida is not a good thing. The most invasive place in the world is Hawaii, and the land is Florida. One may be because the climate is very suitable, and the other may be that the locals are very hospitable, especially for animals, and the people in these two places may be too friendly, too curious, and want to raise anything. I wouldn't be surprised if you were to say when Florida found an alien pet.
The Peter rock lizard was first discovered in Florida in 1976, probably introduced as a pet, abandoned, abandoned or fled into the wild. After that, their numbers began to grow slowly, and they liked to travel around hiding under the chassis of cars, perching in the concrete jungle of the city, adept at climbing buildings and trees, feeding on insects, small reptiles, mammals and birds.
While peter rock lizards are not yet officially listed as invasive species because their impact on ecosystems has not yet reached the infamous level, they have been found to prey on some of the very rare, endangered butterflies in the area, which has left scientists worried and worried.
And in recent years, as people have seen more and more of these red-headed guys, the worry about whether they will suddenly explode has become more and more realistic. Scientists recommend that people always pay attention to its whereabouts, and once found, they will take pictures and pass it on to the tracking app specially established for invasive species in Florida on the iPhone, so that scientists can grasp the spread of this rock lizard for future research.
Of course, it is not only Peter rock lizards who are good at expressing themselves, many lizard males actually have the desire to perform, such as this Mwanza flat-headed rock lizard, is it more special, like what character in a movie?