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Post by reptocarl on Jun 27, 2016 16:59:19 GMT -8
I have one as a pet I got as a hatchling from a breeder |
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Post by ashepabst on Jun 28, 2016 6:27:00 GMT -8
This is from North Chickamauga Canyon, just north of Chattanooga, TN:
I saw this little guy a few weeks ago on Big Snowbird Creek, Nantahala National Forest, NC:
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Post by ashepabst on Jun 29, 2016 6:22:34 GMT -8
I am glad you did. We don't have those out here in the west. BTW, here is an interesting fact that few know: There are 150 species of salamanders in North America (above Mexico). That is more species of salamanders than anywhere else in the entire world for the same area. We have over 50 species of salamanders in the Southern Appalachians; 30 recorded in the Smokies alone (about 800sq miles). The red efts are the easiest to spot because they're always walking around like they own the place. |
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Post by daveb on Jun 29, 2016 11:30:38 GMT -8
It certainly looks to me like a Texas Spiny Lizard, but don't you live in the Houston area? I'm in Eureka, Tx which is about 60 miles south of Dallas. I'm pretty sure it's a spiny lizard judging by my keen since of googling. I burned a small brush pile last winter and one of them came out of the pile. It was too cold for it to really run so I took it in to warm up before relocating it to another pile I didn't plan to burn. I didn't realize how fast it could get after warming up. It got loose, my girlfriend freaked and it lived with us for a week until I saw the curtain move one day and was able to track it down and catch it again. It might be the same one but I've seen others before. |
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Post by trinity on Jun 29, 2016 14:44:38 GMT -8
I'm in Eureka, Tx which is about 60 miles south of Dallas. Okay, that makes better sense. That is well within the range of the Texas Spiny Lizard. Thanks for the clarification. |
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Post by foxalo on Jul 23, 2016 17:06:02 GMT -8
Saw this lizard today at camp. Never saw one like this before. Anybody know what kind?  |
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Post by foxalo on Jul 23, 2016 17:29:02 GMT -8
Figured out that it's an Eastern Fence Lizard. I gotta wonder where they come up with these names.
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Post by neita on Jul 26, 2016 3:36:05 GMT -8
Yep. The first time I saw one and ID'd it, I had to laugh. Yes, I was on the Eastern side of the country, and yep, the lizard was on a fence ...
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Post by JiminMD on Aug 28, 2016 7:36:50 GMT -8
 As seen by my grill last week. |
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Post by amaruq on Sept 2, 2016 6:40:20 GMT -8
Here's one from a couple months ago when I was visiting my parents.  Eagle Lake, Ontario |
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Post by Coolkat on Sept 2, 2016 9:57:40 GMT -8
The feet & claws look like a snapper but not the kind I'm use to seeing around here.
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Post by foxalo on Sept 21, 2016 12:34:03 GMT -8
Rescued this guy/girl (didn't take the time to look that closely) from the pool this morning. Kids wanted to keep it, and once upon a time I would have let them, but I believe wild animals should stay wild.  |
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Post by tallgrass on Sept 21, 2016 14:24:04 GMT -8
Apologize if I've posted these before in this thread. I couldn't find a post if I did Red eye treefrog  Blue jean frog with tadpole on it's back  Dink frog (I think)  |
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Nov 28, 2016 10:58:29 GMT -8
A sighting of the rare Northeastern Snow Snake. Don't let anyone tell you it was a common garter snake that got stuck in a snow-covered drainage ditch.  |
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Post by foxalo on Nov 28, 2016 11:14:49 GMT -8
Nice of you to rescue it and keep it warm!
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