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A Tail of Two Lizards
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| Sunsnail |
He's been there for several months. I know he overwintered in my greenhouse. Today I realized he has a hot wife. Bright blue tail. If I was a bird I would definitely try to eat her. I sat and watched them for an hour. They are very interesting creatures. I don't mind them much. They are colorful and eat loathsome insects. They will probably lay eggs soon. I wouldn't mind starting a lizard ranch.
I wanted to ID the species of this lizard. Google brought up UGA's reptile website. After looking around, I am confident they're in the genus Eumeces. As for which species, my best guess would be Eumeces laticpes.
This is a male. Very distinctive burnt orange head.
This is a female. |
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| Aristronica |
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| inconspicuous |
cools. Don't think I've actually seen lizard eggs before, for some reason.
I used to have a chameleon. He died, but was fairly entertaining for a while. |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aristronica
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lol. I haven't seen that version before. |
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| Frenchie |
| Aww lizards. cute |
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| chach |
| There are too many lizards in florida, they dont even move out of your way it sucks having to scrap them off your shoe... |
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| jfk-pilot |
| quote: | Originally posted by chach
There are too many lizards in florida, they dont even move out of your way it sucks having to scrap them off your shoe... |
lol my gf's cat loves to torture the little lizards, it would like pick up the lizard with its mouth, bite it just a little, let it go, then torment the poor little lizard while its trying to run away |
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| BTG |
| looks like some sort of skink |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunsnail
He's been there for several months. I know he overwintered in my greenhouse. Today I realized he has a hot wife. Bright blue tail. If I was a bird I would definitely try to eat her. I sat and watched them for an hour. They are very interesting creatures. I don't mind them much. They are colorful and eat loathsome insects. They will probably lay eggs soon. I wouldn't mind starting a lizard ranch.
I wanted to ID the species of this lizard. Google brought up UGA's reptile website. After looking around, I am confident they're in the genus Eumeces. As for which species, my best guess would be Eumeces laticpes.
This is a male. Very distinctive burnt orange head.
This is a female. |
Be careful handling them like that. Depending on what kind of lizard/skink they are, their tales may disconnect as a defense to something grabbing it like that.
Cool looking though :) Good find. |
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| jfk-pilot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Be careful handling them like that. Depending on what kind of lizard/skink they are, their tales may disconnect as a defense to something grabbing it like that.
Cool looking though :) Good find. |
aren't some type of skinks poisonous, like the striped ones...? |
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| narcism |
im so scared of lizards :nervous:
that first pic gave me the heeby-jeebies |
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| Frenchie |
My grandmother was really scared of them as a little kid. My uncle got a small lizard and he snuck up behind her and put it down her dress. She was so scared that she couldn't move so she just stood there and screamed.
I think my uncle got a good beating for it. |
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