Common name:
The Chinese crocodile lizardESF category:
AIUCN category:
Endangered
CITES:
INT - Appendix I
EU - Appendix ARegistered animals:
36Studbook coordinators:
Michael Zollweg
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Species Description
The Chinese crocodile lizard is green, colored with reddish neck markings and alternating bands of light and dark marks. Males are more colorful than females, especially during the breeding season. They are 40–46 cm (16–18 in) long. Perhaps its most distinctive features are the rows of enlarged, bony scales down its back and muscular tail that resemble those of a crocodile.
