Gaming Lizard

Aussie lizard has smartphone game licked

When Australian Philip Gith realised his pet lizard was a better smartphone gamer than him, he didn't euthanise it for embarrassing him - he whipped out his camera.

And now the female bearded dragon he calls Crunch has become an internet celebrity due to its fondness for the smartphone game Ant Smasher.

In the video Crunch is shown snapping up the on-screen ants and insects with her tongue to the tune of the Super Mario theme, and when the game stops the lizard looks up expectantly at its owner, angling for another round.