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Kisubak

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The South east of Nea and especially the Alien woods are home of the heaviest lizard of the planet. The Kisubak, or daggertail, is a up to 2,4 m long iguana which is rarely seen regardless of its size. The animals are very well camouflaged and move little in the heat of the day. In the evening and at dawn they are most active. Like their ancestors from Earth, the Galapagos land iguanas, they are not picky when it comes to their vegetarian diet. Cacti(especially Opuntia), thorny shrubs, "living stones" even some poisonous Euphorbia species can be found on the menu card of this bulky beast. The larger size and larger guts help to break down even the toughest plant matter. 
Because they don't live on a island anymore they changed some other habits too. For example they lay much more eggs now, often 3 three clutches with 30 eggs every year to minimize the influence of predators and nest robbers (like the desert Horner).
During the day they often hide in self dug burrows or in natural caverns and under overhanging rocks. Especially the smaller, younger individuals are known to dig quite deep.

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Lithops exist there?!