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At least I'm alive..

evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
edited May 14, 2006 in Wildlife
The tails of lizards detach from the body easily, and eventually grow back. This is a survival mechanism they use, the predator ends up only with the tail, and not the netire animal, which has happened here.

PS- If anyone can ID this little guy, I would appreciate it.

Cheers

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    John SloneJohn Slone Registered Users Posts: 37 Big grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    Without knowing exactly where you were at when the shot was taken and a few more photos of the animal at different angles it is hard to positivley ID it, but I can tell you it is some sort of Sceloporus species. This species includes your Spiny lizards, Fence lizards and, Plateau lizards to use common names. And yes the lose of the tail is definately a defensive tool.

    If you can post the geographic location of the animal I can probably give a more definate species name.

    Nice Photo!!

    Thanks,

    John Slone
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    HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2006
    Pretty good shot Rich. On your next try I would like to see a whole lizard though. :D
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    evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2006
    Hi John

    Northern Nevada is where I found this guy, surrounded by sagebrush.

    Cheers

    John Slone wrote:
    Without knowing exactly where you were at when the shot was taken and a few more photos of the animal at different angles it is hard to positivley ID it, but I can tell you it is some sort of Sceloporus species. This species includes your Spiny lizards, Fence lizards and, Plateau lizards to use common names. And yes the lose of the tail is definately a defensive tool.

    If you can post the geographic location of the animal I can probably give a more definate species name.

    Nice Photo!!

    Thanks,

    John Slone
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    evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2006
    Kind of tough, Harry. He was a speck, 600mm got me close, so DOF was a bit shallow.

    It's always something..

    Ciao
    Harryb wrote:
    Pretty good shot Rich. On your next try I would like to see a whole lizard though. :D
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    fraincsfraincs Registered Users Posts: 126 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2006
    evil eggplant wrote:
    Kind of tough, Harry. He was a speck, 600mm got me close, so DOF was a bit shallow.

    It's always something..

    Ciao

    tought he meant with the tail rolleyes1.gif whole lizard ;)
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    evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2006
    OOps my bad

    (walks away embarrassed :uhoh )
    fraincs wrote:
    tought he meant with the tail rolleyes1.gif whole lizard ;)
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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,910 moderator
    edited May 14, 2006
    Doesn't leave much does it? Perhaps a good deal for both. The lizard lives
    and what ever gnawed on it got a little something to tied it over :D
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