Tail Autotomy of Japanese Grass Lizard

Образовательные видео в группе A Japanese Grass Lizard (Takydromus tachydromoides, family Lacertidae) was captured to demonstrate the caudal autotomy (or self-amputation, @2:03). The detached tail kept wriggling for a while, which could apparently distract the predator while the freed lizard ran away safely. One-yen coin was placed as a scale reference (20 mm in diameter). Late-September 2012 in Japan. The tip of the tail had been already amputated before I captured the animal. No bleeding was observed and the lizard would be able t