Devil Lizard - Akuma tokage

... As a result of adapting to and dispersing into all kinds of environments, many unusual species have appeared. For example, the 30cm long thorny devil lizard Moloch horridus , which lives in the desert of central Australia, ingests water by collecting night dew that runs down the wrinkles of its skin and draws it into its mouth through capillary action. Its whole body is covered with sharp spines, earning it the nickname "devil lizard," but it is extremely docile and feeds mainly on large amounts of ants. When threatened, the sand lizard P. mystaceus (20cm long), a species of sand lizard that lives in the deserts of Central Asia, opens its mouth and makes a hissing noise to intimidate, but the special folds on both sides of its mouth make it appear twice as large, enhancing the effect of the threat. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Devil Lizard" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　あらゆる環境に適応放散した結果，変り種も多く出現し，例えばオーストラリア中央部の砂漠にすむ全長30cmのモロクトカゲMoloch horridusは，皮膚のしわを伝わる夜露を毛管現象で口に集めて水分を摂取している。全身が鋭いとげに覆われ“悪魔トカゲ”と呼ばれるが，きわめておとなしくもっぱら大量のアリを餌としている。中央アジアの砂漠にすむスナジアガマの1種アナホリアガマP.mystaceus(全長20cm)は，脅されると口を開いてシューッと音を立てて威嚇するが，そのとき口の両側にある特殊なひだによって口が2倍にも大きく見え，脅しの効果が高まる。…

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