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Identify my Lizard Igor
Can someone identify my friendly lizard ? Seems my gecko population is way down this year, maybe he eats them ? He does seem to have a rather
large belly for a lizard. Igor is approx 7-8 inches long
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Maron
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He is a good size lad, good looking also
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Your lizard is a "Collared Lizard", my all-time fave.... and sorry, Vandy; it's a male. Of course, it still gives you an in for another cheap shot at
the next POTUS. 
Collared lizards are very aggressive; they will bite. In the small town of Bluff, Utah a young school kid brought one for show-and-tell, and a little
girl wanted to give it a 'kiss'.... bad idea. it latched on to her nose, and all holy hell pandemonium broke loose in the classroom for about 10
minutes until the teacher got it off her schnozola and calmed everyone else down. The teacher asked, "What did we learn from this?" and the little
victim (not the lizard) said, "I'm NEVER gonna kiss another LIZARD!! "
I was called out on the res on an ambulance call for an 8-y.o. Navajo boy who'd been bitten. It was my first 'assessment' after graduating.... we
arrived to find the boy with a whole t-shirt wrapped around his finger, and the family produced the collared lizard in a shoe-box, well-dispatched
with stones, poor little feller. I unwrapped the boys' hand, and found indentation marks on the nose-picker-finger; hadn't even broken the skin......
seein's as how THEY DON'T HAVE TEETH. I turned to my supervisor and whispered, "You gotta be chittin' me!". She being a kindergarten teacher
proceeded to alcohol-wipe the dented finger, and place a shiny kiddy-Band-Aid on, and all was well, except for poor Igor.
From then on, I was teased as 'Dinosaur Man'. Loved it.
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I've never seen a collared lizard with a tail like that. Very cool looking.
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Well isn't that something. I thought you were asking me to key him out.
Although it does have a black coloration around the collar I don't think this is the black collared lizard. Black collared lizards have a double
collar that goes completely around its neck, a more bulbous head, fairly smooth skin, and doesn't occur naturally south of Concepcion. Although not
very clear the picture shows heavily spines legs and probably back. My guess is that it's a desert spiny lizard. A picture from the side would be
helpful.
Incidentally, confirming the aggressive nature of the collared lizard. My class partner and I caught a leopard and a collared lizard and put them in a
can to bring back to camp. When we got back they had each other by the head each biting the other open jawed. The leopards were more aggressive. I
wouldn't handle them. The collared is a truly handsome reptile.
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i'm glad Igor chimed in! i was waiting for that.....
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They look pretty similar, might want to think about a name change.
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/female-desert-spiny-lizar...
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looks like your garden variety Split-tailed alligator lizard!
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Apologies for the crappy old-time, steam-powered digital photos, but here's a guy we saw while riding the Porcupine Rim Trail in Moab - the colors
were amazing**:
** said like Huell Howser
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Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha  | Your lizard is a "Collared Lizard", my all-time fave.... and sorry, Vandy; it's a male. Of course, it still gives you an in for another cheap shot at
the next POTUS.
Collared lizards are very aggressive; they will bite. In the small town of Bluff, Utah a young school kid brought one for show-and-tell, and a little
girl wanted to give it a 'kiss'.... bad idea. it latched on to her nose, and all holy hell pandemonium broke loose in the classroom for about 10
minutes until the teacher got it off her schnozola and calmed everyone else down. The teacher asked, "What did we learn from this?" and the little
victim (not the lizard) said, "I'm NEVER gonna kiss another LIZARD!! "
I was called out on the res on an ambulance call for an 8-y.o. Navajo boy who'd been bitten. It was my first 'assessment' after graduating.... we
arrived to find the boy with a whole t-shirt wrapped around his finger, and the family produced the collared lizard in a shoe-box, well-dispatched
with stones, poor little feller. I unwrapped the boys' hand, and found indentation marks on the nose-picker-finger; hadn't even broken the skin......
seein's as how THEY DON'T HAVE TEETH. I turned to my supervisor and whispered, "You gotta be chittin' me!". She being a kindergarten teacher
proceeded to alcohol-wipe the dented finger, and place a shiny kiddy-Band-Aid on, and all was well, except for poor Igor.
From then on, I was teased as 'Dinosaur Man'. Loved it. |
What a story bajabuddha. Maybe i
should not wear my flip flops outside, wouldn't want him hanging on one of my toes.. Here's a side view
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The bigger ones BBQ good! :-) Gotta be hungry though.
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I humbly (ahem) stand corrected on the collared lizard, but I swear they must be first cousins. I've had so many wonderful interfaces with them over
the years, I didn't look close enough for the 'collar'. Dinosaurs, nonetheless. I actually watched one take a leopard lizard (young'un) and swallow
him head-first. Too cool, McCool.
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They are just beautiful - all of them.
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In this book...
this was the closest match I could see (#61):
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CaboSur
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David, thanks for the identity. Seems my Gecko population is way down this year, either Igor eats them or they have left the
neighborhood to him. I prefer Igor to the Geckos since he doesn't come inside. Also, I think maybe he has a girlfriend , there's been a smaller one
running around with him lately !
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Yes, one of the spiny lizards, and from the picture above it appears to be a Baja Spiny. Not a collard lizard.
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