When someone says the word, “lizard”, what words spring to mind: Scaly? Reptilian? Dangerous? At morphing.biz, “lizard” is shorthand for resourceful, adaptable, and able to hang in there for the long haul. Have a look at a few of our favourite fellows; perhaps you’ll see why we admire them so much. Who else do you know that’s as old as a dinosaur, but can still run 24 kilometres an hour? Who else can change colours to avoid being detected, or grow spikes all over their body? How many of your friends can give their enemies the slip by shedding a body part and then re-growing it a few weeks later?

And we human beings get nervous breakdowns with a mere company takeover? Overwhelmed with a relational breakup? Lizard can teach us a lot about change, survival, and adaptability

Leaping Lizard

These lizards are amazingly agile, leaping from log to log over distances many times the length of their body

Crested Lizard

This large crested lizard disappeared a moment later into a pile of banana leaves.

Little Hopper

This tiny brown hopping lizard is only about an inch long.

Spotted Lizard

A large spotted lizard on a rock in Death Valley California. The lizard stands with its hind feet in sand, its front feet on a gray rock. Its head is raised alertly. Its scales are light brown, mottled with dark brown spots. Its neck and sides are wrinkled, and its head is turned slightly toward the camera.

Black Lizard

A closeup view of the head and shoulders of a large black lizard in Death Valley California. This lizard is clinging to the side of a rock, staring straight at the camera with one eye. Its puffy black jowels are clearly visible, as are the individual pointy black scales on its front leg and the brown scales on its claws. Its muzzle is mottled with light gray.

Lizard and Flowers

An orange lizard on a rock surrounded by orange wildflowers in Death Valley California. This lizard has light orange scales with small light orange spots, and dark gray stripes especially on the tail. It stands on a gray rock in dappled sunlight, with its head turned away from the camera. Behind the rock is a bush with orange flowers, which match the skin of the lizard.

Images by Free Jungle Pictures