Chinese Crocodile Lizard Stock Photo

Portraits of one Chinese Crocodile Lizard in a small creek. The Chinese crocodile lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus is a semiaquatic lizard found only in cool forests in the Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou Provinces of southern China, and the Quảng Ninh Province in northern Vietnam. The Chinese crocodile lizard spends much of its time in shallow water or in overhanging branches and vegetation, where it hunts its prey of insects, snails, tadpoles, and worms. Individuals in captivity may be fed baby mice.