Table 1. Tongue-flick rates in lizards.
Overview of baseline tongue-flick rates in lizards of various taxa, observed in semi-natural settings—reported in counts per minute (cpm). Means and standard errors (SE) are shown.
| Family | Species | Baseline tongue-flick rate Mean ± SE (cpm) |
|---|---|---|
| Cordylidaea | Smaug warreni | 0.19 ± 0.01 |
| Dactyloidaeb | Anolis sagrei | 0.21 ± 0.02 |
| Phrynosomatidaea | Sceloporus jarrovi | 0.27 ± 0.12 |
| Iguanidaea | Ctenosaura clarki | 0.43 ± 0.18 |
| Gerrhosauridaea | Zonosaurus madagascariensis | 1.21 ± 0.31 |
| Lacertidaec | Acanthodactylus aureus | 2.10 ± 0.30 |
| Lacertidaec | Acanthodactylus erythrurus | 2.60 ± 0.50 |
| Lacertidaec | Takydromus sexlineatus | 3.30 ± 0.50 |
| Lacertidaec | Psammodromus hispanicus | 3.60 ± 0.50 |
| Lacertidaec | Psammodromus algirus | 4.20 ± 0.60 |
| Lacertidaec | Podarcis peloponnesiacus | 4.20 ± 0.50 |
| Lacertidaec | Zootoca vivipara | 4.30 ± 0.60 |
| Lacertidaec | Podarcis muralis | 4.60 ± 0.50 |
| Scincidaea | Tiliqua scincoides | 5.51 ± 0.96 |
| Helodermatidaea | Heloderma suspectum | 7.85 ± 0.81 |
| Teiidaea | Aspidoscelis exsanguis | 11.95 ± 1.99 |