Okay sorry this took so long to post these but I have had some computer issues. The categories are here
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The POI are not in the same order as the category but here you are:
Jackson’s Chameleon
- The Jackson’s Chameleon changes its skin color to make it look more like the surface on which it is resting.
- The Jackson’s Chameleon eats insects and spiders.
- The Jackson’s Chameleon inhabits forests and thickets in mountainous areas.
- The Jackson’s Chameleon is found in eastern Africa.
- The Jackson’s Chameleon grows to a length of 4.75 inches (12 centimeters).
- The Jackson’s Chameleon may carry 20 to 40 eggs, but only 25 to 50 percent of the young survive to maturity.
- The Jackson’s Chameleon has very sharp eyesight- it can even swivel its eyes widely and move each eye separately.
- The strong tail of the Jackson’s Chameleon helps it to balance and move through the trees.
- The Jackson’s Chameleon has a long tongue that it can shoot out to capture insects up to 4 inches (10.5 centimeters) away.
- Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Chamaeleonidae Genus: Chamaeleo Species: Chamaeleo jacksonni
Red-eared Turtle
- The Red-eared Turtle was once the most popular pet turtle in the world.
- When young, the Red-eared Turtle eats insects, crustaceans, and tadpoles, but when mature it turns to a diet of plants.
- The Red-eared Turtle lives in ponds and slow streams that have soft bottoms and thick vegetation.
- The Red-eared Turtle lives in the Mississippi Valley from northern Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico.
- The Red-eared Turtle lays 4 to 23 eggs in a nest on land.
- The Red-eared Turtle grows to a length of 5 to 11 inches (12.7 to 28 centimeters)
- Young Red-eared Turtles often die in captivity because they refuse to eat.
- The Red-eared Turtle is also called a Red-eared Slider.
- Red-eared Turtles can often be seen stacked on top of each other on a floating log.
- Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Genus: Chrysemys Species: Chrysemys scripta elegans
Leatherback Turtle
- The Leatherback Turtle is the world’s largest living turtle, and may be the world’s heaviest living reptile.
- Young Leatherback Turtles feed on insects, while the adults feed on snails, clams, and other small sea animals.
- The Leatherback Turtle lives in warm seas, bays and lagoons, and estuaries.
- The Leatherback Turtle is found in warm seas all aroung the world.
- The Leatherback Turtle may grow to a length of 8 feet (2.4 meters).
- The Leatherback Turtle lays up to 170 eggs at a time, burying them in one clutchon a sandy beach.
- The Leatherback Turtle is an endangered species.
- The Leatherback Turtlehas a smooth, leasthery back supported by a thick underlayer of cartilage and bone.
- The Leatherback Turtle often drowns in fishing nets or chokes on plastic bas that it mistakes for jellyfish.
- Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Kinosternidae Genus: Dermochelys Species: Dermochelys coriacea
Marine Iguana
- The Marine Iguana is the best swimmer of all lizards.
- The main food of the Marine Iguana is seaweed.
- The Marine Iguana dwells on lava rocks along the coast.
- The Marine Iguana lives in the Galapagos Islands.
- The Marine Iguana is 4 to 5 feet(1.2 to 1.5 meters) long.
- The female Marine Iguana lays 2 or 3 eggs at one time, burying them in a sandy area.
- Although the Marine Iguana swims and dives readily, it cannot breathe underwater.
- The Marine Iguana has special nasal glands to remove the excess salt that it takes in with its ocean food.
- The Marine Iguana is nicknamed the “smoke-puffer†because it puffs steam-like vapor from its mose when it is threatened.
- Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Iguanidae Genus: Amblyrhynchus Species: Amblyrhynchus cristatus
King Cobra Snake
- In India, about 10,000 people die each year of King Cobra bites.
- The King Cobra’s main diet consists of other snakes.
- The King Cobra lives in forests, fields, and swamplands.
- The King Cobra is native to southern Asia.
- The King Cobra is the longest venomous serpent in the world, sometimes growing to a length of 18 feet (5.5 meters).
- The King Cobra builds a nest of leaves and watches over it until the young hatch.
- The King Cobra makes a loud hissing sound when threatened.
- The King Cobra Snake has incredibly strong venom, which it injects into its prey using its fangs.
- The King Cobra is deaf, and the “snake charmers†who pretend to control the snake with flute music are really doing so by their slow, swaying movements.
- Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Elipidae Genus: Ophiophagus Species: Ophiophagus Hannah
Saltwater Crocodile
- Saltwater Crocodiles kill about 1000 people every year.
- The Saltwater Crocodile is carnivorous, sometimes eating animals as large as the water buffalo.
- The Saltwater Crocodile is specially adapted to live in salt water, but it also lives around fresh water.
- The Saltwater Crocodile is found in southern Asia and many parts of Oceania.
- The Saltwater Crocodile has been known to grow to a length of 30 feet (9 meters).
- The Saltwater Crocodile digs a nest at the edge of a lagoon or pond and will defend its nest aggressively.
- The Saltwater Crocodile often drifts in the water for long periods to save energy.
- The Saltwater Crocodile has valves to close its nostrils when it submerges.
- The Saltwater Crocodile is sometimes found in the ocean as far as 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) from the nearest land.
- Class: Reptilia Order: Crocodilia Family: Crocodylinae Genus: Crocodylus Species: Crocodylus porosus
Tokay Gecko
- The Tokay Gecko got its name from the little squeaks it makes, which sound like “gecko-geckoâ€.
- The Tokay Gecko hunts by night for insects and small vertebrates.
- The Tokay Gecko lives in tree hollows, ruined buildings, and old walls.
- The Tokay Gecko is found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
- The Tokay Gecko may grow to a length of 11 inches (28 centimeters).
- The female Tokay Gecko lays two eggs at a time, each with a sticky coating to help it stay in palce.
- The Tokay Gecko sometimes lives in tropical houses and is popularly believed to bring good luck to those households.
- The Tokay Gecko has transparent eyelids.
- If grabbed by a predator, the Tokay Gecko’s tail breaks off so the gecko can escape; later the tail grows back.
- Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Gekkoidae Genus: Gekko Species: Gekko gecko
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
- The Diamondback Rattlesnake is considered the most dangerous snake in North America, due to its powerful venom.
- The Diamondback Rattlesnake eats rabbits, birds, and squirrels.
- The Diamondback Rattlesnake is a nocturnal animal that lives in woodlands and farmlands.
- The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is found in the southeastern part of the United States.
- The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake grows to a length of 7.75 feet (2.4 meters).
- The female Eastern Diamondback bears 8 to 12 live young in late summer.
- The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake sleeps all winter in burrows made by other animals.
- The Diamondback Rattlesnake has a rattle, which is a set of flat, hollow tail segments that make noise when the snake shakes its tail.
- The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is a pit viper, a snake with heat-sensitive pits near the eyes to help it find prey.
- Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Crotalidae Genus: Crotalus Species: Crotalus adamanteus
Frilled Lizard
- The Frilled Lizard can run fast over long distances, and can run on its hind legs.
- The Frilled Lizard is active in the daytime, foraging in trees and on the ground for insects and bird eggs.
- The Frilled Lizard lives in dry forests and woodlands.
- The Frilled Lizard inhabits northwestern New Guinea and Australia.
- The Frilled Lizard may grow to 30 inches (76 centimeters) long.
- The Frilled Lizard is so named because of the loose fold of skin around its neck.
- When the Frilled Lizard sees an enemy, its neck frill opens behind its head like an umbrella.
- The frill of this lizard may be up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) across.
- Besides displaying its frill, the Frilled Lizard bobs up and down and hisses when threatened.
- Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Agamidae Genus: Chlamydosaurus Species: Chlamydosaurus kingii
Komodo Dragon - The Komodo Dragon can climb trees but spends most of its time on the ground.
- The Komodo Dragon preys on animals as large as deer and hogs, usually sharing the kill with others of its kind.
- The Komodo Dragon lives in grasslands at the edge of forests.
- The Komodo Dragon lives on the Indian Ocean islands of Komodo, Flores, Rintja, and Padar.
- The Komodo Dragon grows to 10 feet (3 meters) in length.
- The female Komodo Dragon lays about 15 eggs at a time.
- The Komodo Dragon has been known to attack humans who approach it.
- The Komodo Dragon has sharp teeth that curve back into the mouth and can grow back if pulled out.
- The Komodo Dragon has a snake-like forked tongue that is sensitive to smell and temperature.
- Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Species: Varanus komodoensis