Cool Spider-Lizard

Newest pet craze in the UK is to get the lizard that shares vivid red and blue markings of the Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man. It does look pretty cool:

From the Telegraph here:

The vivid red-and-blue colouring is almost uncannily like that of the Marvel superhero, and comic book fans have been flocking to exotic pet shops to snap them up.

Native to Kenya, the rock agama (Agama mwanzae) is unable to throw webs, but can change colour – the brightly coloured males will change brown at night or if frightened. They can also run on their hind legs, and – like Spidey – can scale vertical walls.

The Rock Agama from Kenya changes colors. The B-rock Agama from Hawaii, (transplanted from Kenya) promises its potential mates hope and change, but fails to deliver.