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[[Image:Lizard_closeup.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''The scaly appearance of lizard skin''' (© Baccharus, Wikimedia Commons)]]
 
[[Image:Lizard_closeup.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''The scaly appearance of lizard skin''' (© Baccharus, Wikimedia Commons)]]
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Lizards have relatively thick skin with ectodermal scales formed by folding of the epidermis and outer dermal layers. Lizards undergo reguler periods of [[Lizard Shedding|shedding]] (ecdysis) during which the skin comes off in large patches. Frequency depends on the species, temperature, humidity, state of [[Lizard Diet|nutrition]], and rate of growth. Presence of wounds or skin infections maybe increase the frequency of shed cycles.
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Lizards have relatively thick skin with ectodermal scales formed by folding of the epidermis and outer dermal layers. Lizards undergo reguler periods of [[Lizard Shedding|shedding]] (ecdysis) during which the skin comes off in large patches. Frequency depends on the species, temperature, humidity, state of [[Reptile Diet|nutrition]], and rate of growth. Presence of wounds or skin infections maybe increase the frequency of shed cycles.
    
*Lizards such as geckos have soft, vulnerable skin.  
 
*Lizards such as geckos have soft, vulnerable skin.  
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