Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
World Lizard Day is celebrated annually on August 14th. It is intended to bring awareness to Lizards and their habitats.
All reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in scales, plates of bone, or a combination of both. Species of the reptile family include snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and tortoises. All of these shed their skin and depend on the environment to regulate their body temperatures. This dependence on outside factors when it comes to regulating their core body temperatures means that reptiles have to find sun and shade in order to warm up or cool down. In areas that have colder winters, reptiles generally experience a period of inactivity until the weather grows warmer again. Lizards are no different, which is why you see them sunning themselves throughout the day on the Djuma Cam.
At Djuma we see mainly the Nile Monitor Lizard seen in the video, which swims in the water, in addition to walking on land, as it moves around and hunts for food. This past year we have seen Monitor Lizards sunning, going into an underground lair, fighting and mating. We are looking forward to seeing more baby lizards in the year to come.
We also have had the opportunity to see the Southern Tree Agama, sometimes called the Blue Tree Agama, because the males, as seen in this video, have blue colored heads and upper bodies. They are usually seen hunting for insects and small invertebrates around the camera tree.
The third type of lizard we see most often is the Gecko. We have several that live in the camera tree. At night we see the eyeshine of many geckos all around the property on the trees and bushes.
Join us August 14th in celebrating the humble Lizards, large and small, who thrive at the Dam and can be seen on Djuma Cam.
World Lizard Day is celebrated annually on August 14th. It is intended to bring awareness to Lizards and their habitats.
All reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in scales, plates of bone, or a combination of both. Species of the reptile family include snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and tortoises. All of these shed their skin and depend on the environment to regulate their body temperatures. This dependence on outside factors when it comes to regulating their core body temperatures means that reptiles have to find sun and shade in order to warm up or cool down. In areas that have colder winters, reptiles generally experience a period of inactivity until the weather grows warmer again. Lizards are no different, which is why you see them sunning themselves throughout the day on the Djuma Cam.
At Djuma we see mainly the Nile Monitor Lizard seen in the video, which swims in the water, in addition to walking on land, as it moves around and hunts for food. This past year we have seen Monitor Lizards sunning, going into an underground lair, fighting and mating. We are looking forward to seeing more baby lizards in the year to come.
We also have had the opportunity to see the Southern Tree Agama, sometimes called the Blue Tree Agama, because the males, as seen in this video, have blue colored heads and upper bodies. They are usually seen hunting for insects and small invertebrates around the camera tree.
The third type of lizard we see most often is the Gecko. We have several that live in the camera tree. At night we see the eyeshine of many geckos all around the property on the trees and bushes.
Join us August 14th in celebrating the humble Lizards, large and small, who thrive at the Dam and can be seen on Djuma Cam.
