What is this lil bugger?

[tomthetreeman]

Prairie lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)?

 

[trees4ever]

Now you're in the right Genus!
What's the species ?
Go further west of the prairies....

-Diane-

 

[tomthetreeman]

Occidentalis?

 

[trees4ever]

You got it!

Sceloporus occidentalis
Western fence lizard (aka: Bluebellies)

It's the coastal range subspecies - their underside has blue and yellow streaks.

Well done! You're up.

-Diane-

 

[tomthetreeman]

I didn't take this photo, but I did see one of these last weekend in VT.

Should be easy.

-Tom

 

[trees4ever]

Yup, one of my favorite!

The black and yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia).

There's another one that is green with golden flecks on its back - very pretty!



-Diane

 

[tomthetreeman]

Well, that was fast! I still have a turn saved up, but no pics. The floor is open.

-Tom

 

[trees4ever]

I'm on a roll

but now I've got to sign off.
Maybe Xman will put something up.

Hope he sees my question a few pages back about how long does a rhino beetle live?



-Diane-

 

[theXman]

[ QUOTE ]
You got it!

Sceloporus occidentalis
Western fence lizard (aka: Bluebellies)

It's the coastal range subspecies - their underside has blue and yellow streaks.

Well done! You're up.

-Diane-

[/ QUOTE ]

dang you guys are moving faster than i thought and i'm not getting to answer.

We have Eastern Fence Lizards here that look identical. I caught one of those Western ones when in California and brought it back with me i think. Hmmm, no, I caught one but let it go. i brought back two tiny yellow scorpians in my camera lens caps; since i was flying.

i brought back a boheimian curly tailed lizard in an orange juice bottle in my front shirt pocket on a plane once. it's okay, they were already in florida.

 

[theXman]

[ QUOTE ]
I'm on a roll

but now I've got to sign off.
Maybe Xman will put something up.

Hope he sees my question a few pages back about how long does a rhino beetle live?



-Diane-

[/ QUOTE ]

3 to 6 months.

NO.

Well maybe in the wild.

If you feed them apple slices to lick on, the adults can live 1 to sometimes 2 years I've heard.

if i remember correctly.

It's at least a full year anyway.

I'm going to stick with the easy stuff for now still. I'm tempted to jump ahead, but I'll control myself.

How about this pretty little bugger I caught the other weekend and brought home.

we don't have many "lizard like" creatures in my county, more slightly south. this one was at the baltimore/harford county border in MD.

sorry it's a little blury, cell phone focused on the wrong stuff. but you can tell what it is if you know it.

 

[TreeCo]

Blue tailed skink?

 

[trees4ever]

[ QUOTE ]
dang you guys are moving faster than i thought and i'm not getting to answer.


[/ QUOTE ]

We were just doing a few preliminary warm-up rounds, Xman.

Tom was gracious enough to hang in there with the western fence lizard ID. Thanks Tom.



-Diane-

 

[trees4ever]

Or a subspecies of the mole skink ?

-Diane-

 

[theXman]

[ QUOTE ]
Blue tailed skink?

[/ QUOTE ]

yes.

go TreeCo

 

[treedimensional]

OK, I know its NOT my turn, BUT seeing I started this thread, I am taking LIBERTIES. The pic below was taken at our son's wedding on Saturday.

I am pretty sure they are prepetuating the family tree. LOL

Jeff and Sarah

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm265/TreeDimensional/Signing.jpg

 

[jim454]

so you're derailing your own thread then?

fair enough.

 

[treedimensional]

Yup Jim, lead, follow OR get outta the way! LOL Jeff's Mom like to LEAD when we dance TOO!

 

[jim454]

congrats then,
when is the baby due?

 

[theXman]

Oh JEEZE!

take it to the tree-free zone

 

[theXman]

i gotta save the thread!

how about this easy one, three pictures for ya of it: