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Monitor lizard at Bronx Zoo, New York
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Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) - The New Jersey Pine Barrens, Gibbsboro, New Jersey
Probably the same look Hunter Thompson got in that infamous Las Vegas lounge.
In reality this is the only lizard that I've seen that lives in Jersey, since it gets a little too cold here in winter for creepy crawly things.
I liked the little guy, and I think he liked me too, since it was he who decided to climb up to the top of the log and check me out. And then after he decided I was no threat, put on a little show for me
kinda like Wayne Newton, though in this case there was no singing.
A couple of X-tubes were used with the 300 so I was a bit closer than the 1.86m mentioned in the EXIF.
Hint: Aside from getting closer the X-tubes also help to blur the BG for better separation.
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"The sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus) is a common species of phrynosomatid lizard found at mid to high altitudes in the western United States of America. It belongs to the genus Sceloporus (spiny lizards) in the Phrynosomatidae family of reptiles. Named after the sagebrush plants near which it is commonly found, the sagebrush lizard has keeled and spiny scales running along its dorsal surface.
The sagebrush lizard is similar to the western fence lizard, another Sceloporus species found in the western US. The sagebrush lizard can be distinguished from the western fence lizard in that the former is on average smaller and has finer scales. The keeled dorsal scales are typically gray or tan, but can be a variety of colors. The main (ground) color is broken by a lighter gray or tan stripe running down the center of the back (vertebral stripe) and two light stripes, one on either side of the lizard (dorsolateral stripes). S. graciosus will sometimes have orange markings on its sides.
Three regional races of the sagebrush lizard are recognized: the southern sagebrush lizard lives in Southern California, and the western and northern races are found in many western states, including Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Washington, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and Arizona"
from Wikipedia
Umitilla WLR OR. Eastern Washington Road Trip 04-20-22
Podarcis muralis . A juvenile. It was about 4"/10cms long. Adults reach 12-18cms and it takes 2 years for a male and 3 for a female to reach maturity. They are not native to the UK.
There are many of these sunning themselves and hunting on the cliff on a sunny day.
It wasn't scared of Tizzy..amazing! I suppose if you are born next to a busy zigzag cliff path people are just part of the landscape.
It is thought that introduced colonies, particularly this one in Bournemouth, may have already had a detrimental effect on the native lizard populations.
A lizard on a wall by the Donkey Steps into Loggos. It was actually vertical but I thought it looked better this way.
I went to the zoo today with a big group of friends. We had so much fun but it was so hut. Ugh. We're going to a Reds' game tonight. We all know how much I hate sports, but I love these people so it shouldn't be too bad.
I'm so happy to have a camera again. My friend Rachelle and I are plotting for two mass photoshoots together.
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