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Is a lizard viviparous?

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Answer:

no

2nd answer:

Well . . . some are viviparous. (Give birth to live young).

The viviparous lizard lives in the northern (cooler) parts of Asia, Europe, Japan, and so forth, as for north as the Artic Circle. That is why they give birth to live young -- regular lizard eggs would freeze and die.

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