Lizard intraspecific fights

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Lizard intraspecific fights
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Vobby	Sep 19 2013, 09:28 AM Post #1
Omnivore Posts: 1,515 Group: Members Member #1,502 Joined: Jul 26, 2013	Hi everybody! I just tought it could have been cool to have a topic dedicated to lizard intraspecific fights. Post both video and pictures, please write the name of the animals involved. (I know there is a thread about varanid lizards fights, but maybe could be interesting to confront the fighting styles of different kinds of lizards) Let's start with these three: 1)Brown anoles (I guess...) 2)Perenties 3) Black and white tegus First thing to note: tegu lizards seem to whrestle mostly with their mouth, while the monitors use their arms much more.



Vobby	Sep 20 2013, 09:11 AM Post #2
Omnivore Posts: 1,515 Group: Members Member #1,502 Joined: Jul 26, 2013	Uhm, not much interest... Well, let's try with 4) Frilled lizards: just a little scrap, but a nice display of agility 5) Marine iguanas. Pretty slow, but with a couple of explosive moves 6) Two skinks from Japan.



Koolyote	Feb 15 2014, 10:02 PM Post #3
Martes Posts: 1,792 Group: Members Member #1,693 Joined: Sep 21, 2013	Vobby Sep 20 2013, 09:11 AM 5) Marine iguanas. Pretty slow, but with a couple of explosive moves I'm quite impressed by that fight, they seem to use a technique similar to death-roll. I know.. Bump.. Edited by Koolyote, Feb 15 2014, 10:13 PM.



Vobby	Feb 15 2014, 11:52 PM Post #4
Omnivore Posts: 1,515 Group: Members Member #1,502 Joined: Jul 26, 2013	Bump is fine! I can't say if the intention of that move was the same of the death roll (to tear flesh), but it doesn't really seems like that... I guess it was more just an attempt of pinning the opponent down to its back, in order to better control the fight. To bump this more, I found a fight between snakes. Yes, not lizards, but still squamata, it would be arbitrary to exclude them: Quite long and nasty fight between colubrids! Edited by Vobby, Feb 15 2014, 11:53 PM.



Vobby	Jul 16 2014, 12:37 AM Post #5
Omnivore Posts: 1,515 Group: Members Member #1,502 Joined: Jul 26, 2013	From Spinosaurus rex: Quote: vicious creatures. my friend had two Cuban knight anole before( both R.I.P). he said he mistaken the male to be the female and the larger male anole killed the poor creature. I seen these reptiles in reptiles expos and I even capture one on a tree when I was in Florida on vacation. this video displays the ferociousness of these anoles. their massive heads engulfing one another, even relying on vigorous eye scratching.



Shin	Jul 16 2014, 01:13 AM Post #6
Omnivore Posts: 1,508 Group: Members Member #1,957 Joined: Dec 7, 2013	I guess this is relevant?



Vobby	Jul 16 2014, 01:24 AM Post #7
Omnivore Posts: 1,515 Group: Members Member #1,502 Joined: Jul 26, 2013	Well, not really an intraspecific fight, but all contributes are wellcome Ah, I want to point out that it is unlikely that the gecko attacked the snake to defend its "partner" or "companion", more probably it just attacked a potential threat out of self defense or territoriality. The coolest there is the snake, which tried to confront the attacking gecko while still strangling the other!



Lycaon	Jul 16 2014, 06:02 AM Post #8
Omnivore Posts: 1,226 Group: Members Member #84 Joined: Jan 14, 2012	Vobby Feb 15 2014, 11:52 PM Bump is fine! I can't say if the intention of that move was the same of the death roll (to tear flesh), but it doesn't really seems like that... I guess it was more just an attempt of pinning the opponent down to its back, in order to better control the fight. To bump this more, I found a fight between snakes. Yes, not lizards, but still squamata, it would be arbitrary to exclude them: Quite long and nasty fight between colubrids! Wow that is much more intense than rattlesnakes combat! The later is shown here.



Vobby	Jul 16 2014, 08:02 AM Post #9
Omnivore Posts: 1,515 Group: Members Member #1,502 Joined: Jul 26, 2013	The rattlesnake fight appears almost completely ritualized, I guess it's becouse they must restrain themselves from using the poisonous fangs, more or less like komodo dragons do. It's nice to see that also the way they rear up and try to "wrestle" the opponent down is similar to how varanids fight



spinosaurus rex	Jul 16 2014, 10:04 AM Post #10
Carnivore Posts: 2,720 Group: Members Member #1,879 Joined: Nov 16, 2013	blue tongue skinks fighting for what I believe is for territory. definitely not for mating rights due to the fighting sequence would appear more ritualized.



spinosaurus rex	Jul 16 2014, 10:10 AM Post #11
Carnivore Posts: 2,720 Group: Members Member #1,879 Joined: Nov 16, 2013	theres a reason why their called rhinoceros iguanas.



spinosaurus rex	Jul 16 2014, 10:16 AM Post #12
Carnivore Posts: 2,720 Group: Members Member #1,879 Joined: Nov 16, 2013	the gapes of these two spiny tail iguanas are legendary



spinosaurus rex	Jul 16 2014, 12:09 PM Post #13
Carnivore Posts: 2,720 Group: Members Member #1,879 Joined: Nov 16, 2013	this fight here between two green iguanas reminds me of fighting alley cats



Der Grossmann	Jul 18 2014, 10:17 AM Post #14
Autotrophic Organism Posts: 80 Group: Members Member #2,650 Joined: Jul 10, 2014	Koolyote Feb 15 2014, 10:02 PM Vobby Sep 20 2013, 09:11 AM 5) Marine iguanas. Pretty slow, but with a couple of explosive moves I'm quite impressed by that fight, they seem to use a technique similar to death-roll. I know.. Bump.. Looks more like spiny-tailed/ black iggies



spinosaurus rex	Jul 18 2014, 10:24 AM Post #15
Carnivore Posts: 2,720 Group: Members Member #1,879 Joined: Nov 16, 2013	your correct. those are spiny tail iguanas. the black bands on their backs as well as their elongated heads are tell tale signs Edited by spinosaurus rex, Jul 18 2014, 10:35 AM.



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