A male Yellow-headed Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus collaris auriceps, basking in the sun to raise his body temperature. Because lizards are cold-blood
A male Yellow-headed Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus collaris auriceps, basking in the sun to raise his body temperature. Because lizards are cold-blooded, they regulate their body temperatures by basking to raise the temperature, or resting in the shade or a burrow to lower the temperature if it is too hot.
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Photo credit: © Jon G. Fuller/VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
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