Blunt+Nosed+Leopard+Lizard

**Phyla**: Chordata[[image:lizard3.jpg width="237" height="159" align="right"]]

 * __Class__**: Reptilia


 * __Scientific Name__**: //Gambelia sila//


 * __Location__**: California

__**Size**__:
 * -** Length: 3 - 5 inches
 * -** Weight: //Males// - 1.- 1.5 ounces, //Female// - 0.8 to 1.2 ounces


 * __Habitat__**: Large area of living space (about 2 - 4 miles), semiarid grasslands, and prefers flat areas with open space for running.


 * __Living Requirements__**: Uses abandoned mammal dens for shelter. It eats insects and other anthropoid and lizards.


 * __Life Cycle__**: Breeds from May to June. Eggs are laid in June and July and hatch in late July and August.


 * __Male and Female Differences__**:
 * Males develop pink or rusty wash on the throat, chest, and sometimes the body during the breeding season.


 * __Endangered Species__**: The Blunt Nosed Leopard Lizard, endangered since 1971, uses large amounts of space for its living area. Modern usage of the land such as cattle grazing, development, off road vehicles, and pesticide use decreased the population to dangerously low levels. The federal government and State Department of Fish and Game has prevent extinction by determining appropriate habitat management and protecting existing habitats.
 * __Facts__**:
 * Short snout as its name suggest.
 * The other type of Leopard Lizard is the Long Nosed Leopard Lizard, which has a longer nose than the Blunt Nosed Leopard Lizard.

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 * Zookeeper: Mrs. Cann**