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navigate by keyword : shovelsnouted lizard meroles anchietaeis another many desertadapted creaturesof namib prevent their feet burning have adapted thermal dance tolift off hot sanda front leg opposite hind lifts rotational basis should get too will dig dune sand run shadedside where temperatures cooler shovel snouted desert namibia ridge crossed

Lizard tracks on sand in Namib desert, Namibia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Lizard tracks, Namib desert, Namibia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Gecko from Namib sand dune, Namibia. Pachydactylus rangei, Web-footed palmato gecko in the nature desert habitat. Lizard in Royalty Free Stock Photo

Gecko from Namib sand dune, Namibia. Pachydactylus rangei, Web-footed palmato gecko in the nature desert habitat. Lizard in Namib Royalty Free Stock Photo

Lizard in Namibia desert with blue sky with clouds, wide angle. Gecko from Namib sand dune, Namibia. Pachydactylus rangei, Web- Royalty Free Stock Photo

Wedge-snouted Desert Lizard, Meroles cuneirostri, endemic from Namib sand dune, Namibia. Reptile from the nature desert habitat. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Lizard in Namibia desert with blue sky with clouds, wide angle. Wildlife nature. Gecko from Namib sand dune, Namibia. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Wedge-snouted sand or desert lizard Meroles cuneirostris, sand-dwelling lizard in Lacertidae, in the Namib Desert of Namibia, Royalty Free Stock Photo

Dune ridge crossed by a shovel-snouted lizard (Meroles anchietae)ÃÂ is another of many desert-adapted creaturesÃÂ of the Namib. To prevent their feet from burning they have adapted a thermal dance toÃÂ lift their feet off the hot sandÃÂ Ã¢â¬âÃÂ a front leg and opposite hind leg lifts on a rotational basis. Should it get too hot, the shovel-snouted lizard will dig into the dune sand or run up the dune to the shadedÃÂ side where temperatures are cooler.