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Some lizards (such as those of families Teiidae, Varanidae, and Helodermatidae) have deeply forked tongues and may be able to use them to determine the direction of chemical signals in a manner similar to snakes. Geckos use auditory cues in social interactions, but they also have the ability to discriminate between chemical signals using olfaction



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The male grasps the female by the skin, often on the neck or side of the head, and places his forelegs and hind legs over her. He then pushes his tail beneath hers and twists his body