Lizard lizard species, the Komodo dragon, which reaches in length and weighs up to , has been known to stalk, attack, and, on occasion, kill humans. An eight-year-old Indonesian boy died from blood loss after an attack in 2007. Numerous species of lizard are kept as pets, including bearded dragons, iguanas, anoles, and geckos (such as the popular leopard gecko). Lizards appear in myths and folktales around the world. In Australian Aboriginal mythology, Tarrotarro, the lizard god, split the human race into male and female, and gave people the ability to express themselves in art. A lizard king named Mo'o features
Attenborough's fan-throated lizard a unique coastal micro-habitat of sand dunes and spiny grasses. As it is the only area in the region where this habitat type still remains, it is likely endemic to this small area. This makes it highly at risk from threats such as tourism development and fire. Attenborough's fan-throated lizard Attenborough's fan-throated lizard ("Sitana attenboroughii)" is a species of fan-throated lizards in the genus "Sitana" found in coastal Kerala in southern India. This species was described in 2018 and is morphologically close to "Sitana visiri", but has a higher numbers of ventral scales and a comparatively short but richly colored