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Green Iguanas Resplendent in scaly beauty with vivid colors and rows of protective spines, the green iguana is one of several big lizards in Florida.
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Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Tyrannosaurus rex, Deinonychus, Parasaurolophus and Pachyrhinosaurus – all your best scaly buddies are here.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
The biters are too tiny to defend against, tucking into the various cracks and crevices of the dinosaur’s scaly skin, and there’s little an irritated dinosaur can do but try to alleviate the itch.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
People with this condition usually notice itching, flaking, and scaly patches that form over oily skin.3
Tinea capitis, also known as scalp ringworm, is a fungal infection of the scalp that causes scaly patches, flaking skin, inflammation, and even hair loss.
—Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2025
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Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Tyrannosaurus rex, Deinonychus, Parasaurolophus and Pachyrhinosaurus – all your best scaly buddies are here.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
The biters are too tiny to defend against, tucking into the various cracks and crevices of the dinosaur’s scaly skin, and there’s little an irritated dinosaur can do but try to alleviate the itch.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
People with this condition usually notice itching, flaking, and scaly patches that form over oily skin.3
Tinea capitis, also known as scalp ringworm, is a fungal infection of the scalp that causes scaly patches, flaking skin, inflammation, and even hair loss.
—Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Scaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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